Nucleotides

Question 1

Chargaff’s Rules

Answer 1

DNA

Question 2

Contains Uracil

Answer 2

RNA

Question 3

Usually double stranded

Answer 3

DNA

Question 4

More susceptible to hydrolysis

Answer 4

RNA

Question 5

Conserved from very early stages of evolution

Answer 5

UNIVERSAL

Question 6

Given amino acid may have more than one codon coding for it

Answer 6

DEGENERATE

Question 7

Codon always code for the same amino acid

Answer 7

SPECIFIC/UNAMBIGUOUS

Question 8

No punctuation between codons

Answer 8

NONOVERLAPPING, COMMALESS

Question 9

Largest

Answer 9

mRNA

Question 10

Smallest

Answer 10

tRNA

Question 11

Most abundant

Answer 11

rRNA

Question 12

Contained in the machinery for protein synthesis

Answer 12

rRNA

Question 13

Carries genetic information from nuclear DNA to the cytosol, serves as the template for protein synthesis

Answer 13

mRNA

Question 14

Contains abundant unusual bases

Answer 14

tRNA

Question 15

Poly-A tail

Answer 15

mRNA

Question 16

3’-CCA sequence

Answer 16

tRNA

Question 17

Cloverleaf shape and serves as the adapter molecule during translation

Answer 17

tRNA

Question 18

Methylguanosine cap

Answer 18

mRNA

Question 19

Contains the codon

Answer 19

mRNA

Question 20

Contains the anticodon

Answer 20

tRNA

Question 21

mRNA processing and gene regulation

Answer 21

snRNA