TEST BANK FOR MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS FUNDAMENTALS, METHODS AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS, 2ND EDITION, LELA BUCKINGHAM

TEST BANK FOR MOLECULAR
DIAGNOSTICS FUNDAMENTALS,
METHODS AND CLINICAL
APPLICATIONS, 2ND EDITION,
LELA BUCKINGHAM

, Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. DNA contains deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates joined together by what type of covalent bond?
a. Aldehyde
b. Ester
c. Phosphodiester
d. Peptide

____ 2. Nucleotides in DNA consist of which of the following?
a. Nitrogen base, deoxyribose, and phosphate
b. Nitrogen base, ribose, and sulfur
c. Carbon base, ribose, and phosphate
d. Carbon base, glucose, and carboxyl

____ 3. Which of the five ribose carbons of the deoxyribonucleotide are involved in formation of the DNA
chain?
a. 1’ and 5’
b. 2’ and 4’
c. 3’ and 4’
d. 3’ and 5’

____ 4. In a DNA molecule, one end has a free hydroxyl group and one end has a free ___________.
a. phosphate group
b. hydroxyl group
c. amino group
d. carboxyl group

____ 5. What type of bonds spontaneously form between two complementary strands of DNA?
a. Hydrogen bonds
b. Covalent bonds
c. Phosphodiester bonds
d. Polar covalent bonds

____ 6. In a double-stranded DNA molecule, base pairing between strands occurs between:
a. A purine and a purine
b. A pyrimidine and a pyrimidine
c. A purine and a pyrimidine
d. Any type of nucleotide base

____ 7. Which of the following is a purine?
a. Thymine
b. Cytosine
c. Adenine
d. Alanine

____ 8. Which DNA sequence is complementary to 5GATTCTCAAAGGACT3?