Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 2, Problem 13SQ
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the organic substance that contains genetic heritable information that passes from one generation to the next generation. There are six major forms of DNA, namely A form, B form, C form, D form, Z form, and P form. The B form of DNA is the common form present in human beings.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the four nucleic acids?
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Deoxyine
B.
Guanine
C.
Cytosine
D.
Adenine
Which of the following pertains to an RNA nucleotide and not to a DNA nucleotide?
Select one:
A. Contains the sugar ribose
B. Contains a nitrogen-containing base
C. Contains a phosphate molecule
D. Becomes bonded to other nucleotides following a dehydration reaction
Which of the following is NOT a part of the structure of nucleotides?
A. Fatty acid tails
B. Phosphate groups
C. Sugar
D. Nitrogenous base
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Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)
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- Which of the following nitrogenous bases is found in RNA but not in DNA? A. Thymine B. Cytosine C. Uracil D. Adeninearrow_forwardWhich of the following is true about the structure of nucleotides? A. Purine nucleotides cannot base pair with pyrimidine nucleotides. B. Pyrimidine bases are larger than purine bases. C. Purine and pyrimidine bases are found in DNA and RNA. D. Thymine base is found in DNA and RNA.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements about DNA is true? (Select all that applied) Select one: a. DNA contains thymine but not uracil. b. DNA molecules contain deoxyribose. c. All of these d. In a double-stranded DNA molecule, adenine on one strand will be connected to thymine on the complementary strand by two hydrogen bonds.arrow_forward
- Which of the following is NOT found in RNA? A. thymine B. adenine C. uracil D. cytosine E. guaninearrow_forwardWhat types of bonds form between 5' and 3' carbons on the same strand of DNA/RNA? which answer choice? a. Hydrogen bond b. Phosphodiester bond c. Peptide bond d. Ionic bondarrow_forwardThe type of bonds between the nucleotide bases of the two strands of DNA are a.polar covalent bonds. b.nonpolar covalent bonds. c.hydrogen bonds. d.ionic bonds.arrow_forward
- Which of the following statements about nucleotides is true? (Select all that applied) Select one: a. A nucleotide contains a phosphate group. b. All of these. c. A nucleotide contains a pentose. d. A nucleotide contains a nitrogenous base.arrow_forwardA chromosome consists of a nucleic acid and... Group of answer choices A. carbohydrates B. amino sugars C. proteins D. ATP E. lipidsarrow_forwardWhich of the following IS NOT found in deoxynucleosides? A. Phosphate B. Purines C. Deoxyribose D. Pyrimidinesarrow_forward
- DNA is a hereditary molecule that is composed of a. deoxyribose, phosphate, and nitrogen bases b. deoxyribose, a pentose, and nucleic acids c. sugar, proteins, and thymine d. adenine, phosphate, and ribosearrow_forwardWhich of the following are pyrimidines? Select one: A. adenine and thymine B. cytosine and thymine C. adenine and guanine D. adenine and cytosine E. guanine and thyminearrow_forwardWhich of the following disease is due to wrong amino acid sequence in the 1° level of structure? A. diabetes B. mad-cow C. Huntington’s D. sickle cell anemiaarrow_forward
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