DNA VS. RNA DIFFERENCES QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS!!
DNA
Answers :Double-stranded nucleic acid with deoxyribose sugar and ATCG bases
RNA
Answers :Single-stranded nucleic acid with ribose sugar and AUCG bases
GC Content
Answers :Proportion of guanine-cytosine base pairs affecting DNA stability
AT Content
Answers :Proportion of adenine-thymine base pairs influencing DNA stability
Melting Temperature
Answers :Temperature at which dsDNA separates into single strands
Complementary Strand
Answers :Strand with bases complementary to a given DNA or RNA sequence
Phosphodiester Bond
Answers :Chemical bond linking nucleotides in DNA and RNA backbones
Antiparallel Strands
Answers :DNA or RNA strands running in opposite directions
, Transcription
Answers :Process of mRNA synthesis from DNA template
Translation
Answers :Conversion of mRNA information into protein sequence
mRNA Processing
Answers :Post-transcriptional modifications for mature mRNA production
Exons
Answers :Coding sequences in genes translated into proteins
Introns
Answers :Non-coding gene sequences removed during mRNA processing
Alternative Splicing
Answers :Process generating multiple mRNA isoforms from a single gene
5' Cap
Answers :Structure protecting mRNA and aiding in nuclear export
5' UTR
Answers :Region controlling translation initiation in mRNA
3' UTR
ANSWERS!!
DNA
Answers :Double-stranded nucleic acid with deoxyribose sugar and ATCG bases
RNA
Answers :Single-stranded nucleic acid with ribose sugar and AUCG bases
GC Content
Answers :Proportion of guanine-cytosine base pairs affecting DNA stability
AT Content
Answers :Proportion of adenine-thymine base pairs influencing DNA stability
Melting Temperature
Answers :Temperature at which dsDNA separates into single strands
Complementary Strand
Answers :Strand with bases complementary to a given DNA or RNA sequence
Phosphodiester Bond
Answers :Chemical bond linking nucleotides in DNA and RNA backbones
Antiparallel Strands
Answers :DNA or RNA strands running in opposite directions
, Transcription
Answers :Process of mRNA synthesis from DNA template
Translation
Answers :Conversion of mRNA information into protein sequence
mRNA Processing
Answers :Post-transcriptional modifications for mature mRNA production
Exons
Answers :Coding sequences in genes translated into proteins
Introns
Answers :Non-coding gene sequences removed during mRNA processing
Alternative Splicing
Answers :Process generating multiple mRNA isoforms from a single gene
5' Cap
Answers :Structure protecting mRNA and aiding in nuclear export
5' UTR
Answers :Region controlling translation initiation in mRNA
3' UTR