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Which type of bond is formed (a) betwe...

Which type of bond is formed
(a) between a purine and pyrimidine base?
(b) between the pentose sugar and adjacent nucleotide?

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(a) Purine and pyrimidine bases are linked by hydrogen bonds.
(b) Pentose sugar is linked to adjacent nucleotide by phosphodiester bonds.
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FULL MARKS-MOLECULAR GENETICS-ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (2 - MARKS QUESTIONS)
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  2. What makes the DNA and RNA as acidic molecules?

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  5. Name any two viruses whose genetic material is RNA.

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  6. What are the properties that a molecule must possess to act as genetic...

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  7. How many base pairs are found in one turn of DNA?

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  8. What is a genophore?

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  9. What is nucleosome? How many base pairs are there in a typical nucleos...

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  10. Expand and define NHC

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  11. Distinguish heterochromatin and euchromatin.

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  12. Which is the widely accepted model of DNA replication? Who has proved ...

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  13. Name the chemical substance which is called by the name (a) Kornberg E...

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  14. Name the various types of prokaryotic DNA polymerase. State their role...

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  15. What is the function of Deoxy nucleotide triphosphate in replication?

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  16. Given below are some events of eukaryotic replication. Name the enzyme...

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  17. Differentiate - Leading strand and lagging strand.

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  18. What are Okazaki fragments?

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  19. What is a replication fork?

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  20. Apart from DNA polymerase, name any other four enzymes which were invo...

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