Tag: structure of dna and rna

Questions Related to structure of dna and rna

DNA duplex shows

  1. Right handed coiling and parallel

  2. Right handed coiling and antiparallel

  3. Left handed coiling and antiparallel

  4. Left handed coiling and parallel


Correct Option: B

DNA strands have

  1. Quaternary structure

  2. Same polarity

  3. Antiparallel polarity

  4. Disulphide bond


Correct Option: C

Chargaffs rules are applicable to

  1. Single stranded RNA

  2. Single stranded DNA and RNA

  3. Single stranded DNA

  4. Double stranded DNA


Correct Option: D

DNA contains nucleobases, sugar and phosphate. Removal of which among these will not affect length of DNA

  1. Nucleobases

  2. Phosphate

  3. Sugar

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

DNA double helix is

  1. Complementary and parallel

  2. Complementary and antiparallel

  3. Without super coils

  4. Always circular


Correct Option: B

Which is an example of highly repetitive DNA?

  1. Alu elements

  2. Histone gene cluster

  3. Dispersed repetitive DNA

  4. DNA minisatellite


Correct Option: D

What is not relevant to DNA double helix ?

  1. One turn every 34

  2. Diameter 20

  3. Distance between adjacent nucleotides 3.4

  4. Back bone has alternate ribose sugar and phosphate

  5. Sugar molecules are joined by phosphodiester bonds


Correct Option: D

Single base DNA differences are called

  1. VNTR

  2. SSCP

  3. SNP

  4. Expressed sequence tags

  5. Repetitive


Correct Option: C

1.7 m double helical DNA will have base pairs

  1. 3.4 x $10^9$

  2. 5 x $10^9$

  3. 1.7 x $10^9$

  4. 1.7 x $10^5$


Correct Option: B