NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question 1

Responsible for the acidic character on nucleic acid

Answer 1

Phosphate

Question 2

Responsible for the difference between the two nucleic acid

Answer 2

Carbon 2

Question 3

Alkylating Agents

Answer 3

Guanine

Question 4

Refers to aldose-ketose interconversion

Answer 4

Tautomerization

Question 5

Form a minor groove

Answer 5

Cytosine = Guanine

Question 6

Important = Nitrogen

Answer 6

Carbon 1

Question 7

OH group

Answer 7

Carbon 3

Question 8

Phosphate group

Answer 8

Carbon 5

Question 9

Low melting point

Answer 9

Rich in A-T pairing

Question 10

is a sequence made up of nucleic acids within double helix of DNA and/or RNA that is the same when read from 5’ to 3’ on one strand and 3’ to 5’ on the other, complementary strand. It is also known as a palindrome or an inverted-reverse sequence.

Answer 10

Palidromic sequence