Nucleic Acid

Question 1

They are Polymers of individual nucleotide monomer

Answer 1

NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question 2

Nucleic acids are found in two basic
structural forms ___________

Answer 2

DNA
RNA

Question 3

It is found in nucleus and mitochondria

Answer 3

DNA

Question 4

It is the storage and transfer of genetic information

Answer 4

DNA

Question 5

It is found in nucleus and cytoplasm

Answer 5

RNA

Question 6

It is for the synthesis of protein

Answer 6

RNA

Question 7

Meaning of RNA

Answer 7

ribonucleic acid

Question 8

Meaning of DNA

Answer 8

deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 9

They are the fundamental components of nucleotides

Answer 9

Phosphate group
Nitrogenous base
Pentose sugar

Question 10

It Is named by changing the nitrogen base ending to

Answer 10

Nucleoside

Question 11

Nitrogen base ending for purines

Answer 11

-osine

Question 12

Nitrogen base ending for pyrimidines

Answer 12

-idine

Question 13

Most common and abundant dna forms

Answer 13

B-DNA

Question 14

It is the dehydrated B-DNA form

Answer 14

A-DNA

Question 15

Left-Handed helical structure DNA form

Answer 15

Z-DNA

Question 16

What are the steps in replication

Answer 16

Initiation - Unwinding of double helix
Priming
Elongation
Termination
Proofreading and correction

Question 17

What are the key enzymes in DNA replication

Answer 17

Helicase
Primase
DNA Polymerase
DNA Ligase

Question 18

Enzyme that Synthesizes an RNA primer

Answer 18

Primase

Question 19

Enzyme that Cleaves and unwinds short sections of DNA

Answer 19

Helicase

Question 20

Enzyme that Catalyzes the formation of phosphate bridges between nucleotides

Answer 20

DNA Ligase

Question 21

Enzyme that serves 3 different functions

Answer 21

DNA Polymerase

Question 22

It relaxes the supercoiling of the double-stranded DNA while being unwind by helicase
or RNA polymerase

Answer 22

Topoisomerases

Question 23

Phosphate is derived from what?

Answer 23

Phosphoric acid (H3PO4)

Question 24

It is responsible for the ACIDIC nature of
nucleic acids

Answer 24

PHOSPHATE

Question 25

It is named using the name of the nucleoside followed by 5’-monophosphate.

Answer 25

NUCLEOTIDES

Question 26

It is the nucleic acid backbone

Answer 26

SUGAR-PHOSPHATE

Question 27

Founded the secondary structure of nucleic acids (model of DNA)

Answer 27

Watson and Crick

Question 28

Chemical structure only allows bases to bind with specific other bases due to chemical structure.

Answer 28

COMPLEMENTARITY

Question 29

In the chains, each end of the helix contains the 5' end of one strand and the 3' end of the other.

Answer 29

ANTIPARALLELISM

Question 30

Structure that has sequence of the nucleotide

Answer 30

Primary structure

Question 31

Structure with Helical Structure and Stabilized by H – bond

Answer 31

Secondary structure

Question 32

Structure that deals with Supercoiling

Answer 32

Tertiary Structure

Question 33

It is the process of denaturation

Answer 33

Melting

Question 34

RNA to DNA interaction (reverse)

Answer 34

Transcription

Question 35

RNA to Proteins interaction

Answer 35

Translation

Question 36

DNA to DNA

Answer 36

Replication