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Nucleic Acids

Biology

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Nucleic acids

  • Nucleic acids are biopolymers, or large biomolecules, essential for all known forms of life. Nucleic acids include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). 

definition

Nucleic acid

  • Nucleic acids are biopolymers, or large biomolecules, essential for all known forms of life.
  • Nucleic acids, which include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid), are made from monomers known as nucleotides.
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Introduction to Nucleic Acids
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Important Questions

Both the strand of DNA are not copied during transcription because

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For the given DNA sequence, the complementary mRNA sequence is given as below
5′CGTACGTA3′

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Select the correct match :

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List three main differences between DNA and RNA ?

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The 3'-5' phosphodiester linkages inside a polynucleotide chain serve to join 

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Which of the following bond is not related to nucleic acid?

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Which of the following is a purine?

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A nitrogenous base not present in RNA is

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Which sugar is present in nucleic acid ____________.

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If the base sequence in DNA is 5' AAAA 3'  then the bases sequence in mRNA is

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