34. Nucleic Acids

Why is the number of guanines in an organism's DNA typically equal to the number of cytosines?

What does a bacterial RNA polymerase produce when it transcribes a protein-coding gene?

Which of the following is not a component of a nucleic acid?

What enzyme allows a retrovirus to synthesize DNA from an RNA template?

Which of the following does DNA polymerase require to catalyze the synthesis of DNA?

How many codons encode the initiation of translation in triplet combinations?

Which of the following is a key difference between mRNA and DNA?

What is the role of restriction enzymes in studying the human genome?

Which of the following molecules are found in both DNA and RNA?

What provides the energy for DNA polymerization in a PCR reaction?

What structural component does RNA have that DNA does not?

Which of the following is NOT a difference between RNA and DNA?

What type of polymer is composed of many nucleotides?

Antibiotics that disrupt nucleic acid synthesis primarily target components of which cellular processes?

What is unique about the DNA polymerase used in PCR?