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Multiple choice structure of dna and rna nucleic acids and polynucleotides nucleic acids and protein synthesis molecular biology biology

The two strands of DNA are?

  1. Similar in nature and complementary

  2. Anti parallel and complementary

  3. Parallel and complementary

  4. Basically different in nature

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The two complementary strands of a DNA double helix run in opposite directions, making them antiparallel, and their nitrogenous bases pair specifically via hydrogen bonds, making them complementary.

Multiple choice structure of dna and rna nucleic acids and polynucleotides nucleic acids and protein synthesis molecular biology biology

Suppose two species A and B share 94% of their DNA with each other and species C shares 75% of DNA sequence with and B. What inference can be drawn from it ?

  1. Species A and B share more recent common ancestor with each other than either shares with C.

  2. Species C evolved more recently than species A and B.

  3. Species C is more closely related to species B than to species A.

  4. Species A and B have common ancestor but neither have common ancestor with species C.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Higher DNA sequence similarity indicates a more recent common ancestor. Since A and B share 94% and C shares less with them, A and B are more closely related.

Multiple choice structure of dna and rna nucleic acids and polynucleotides nucleic acids and protein synthesis molecular biology biology

On which strand of DNA, m-RNA is constructed?

  1. Trand oriented as $5' \rightarrow 3'$
  2. Strand oriented as $3' \rightarrow 5'$
  3. Both the strands

  4. Any one strand

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

During transcription, RNA polymerase reads the template strand of DNA in the 3' to 5' direction so that the newly synthesized messenger RNA strand can be constructed in the 5' to 3' direction.