Nucleotides Flashcards
1
Q
Chargaff’s Rules
A
DNA
2
Q
Contains Uracil
A
RNA
3
Q
Usually double stranded
A
DNA
4
Q
More susceptible to hydrolysis
A
RNA
5
Q
Conserved from very early stages of evolution
A
UNIVERSAL
6
Q
Given amino acid may have more than one codon coding for it
A
DEGENERATE
7
Q
Codon always code for the same amino acid
A
SPECIFIC/UNAMBIGUOUS
8
Q
No punctuation between codons
A
NONOVERLAPPING, COMMALESS
9
Q
Largest
A
mRNA
10
Q
Smallest
A
tRNA
11
Q
Most abundant
A
rRNA
12
Q
Contained in the machinery for protein synthesis
A
rRNA
13
Q
Carries genetic information from nuclear DNA to the cytosol, serves as the template for protein synthesis
A
mRNA
14
Q
Contains abundant unusual bases
A
tRNA
15
Q
Poly-A tail
A
mRNA
