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

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