34. Nucleic Acids

Why do researchers believe that the first self-replicating molecule was RNA?

Mature mRNA from a eukaryote would contain each of these features except which of the following?

Why is RNase used during DNA extraction?

Why is Taq polymerase used as the DNA polymerase in the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)?

Which feature distinguishes an RNA nucleotide from a DNA nucleotide?

What is the primary structural difference between RNA and DNA?

For which of the following processes can dideoxyribonucleotides be used?

Which of the following statements is false regarding codons in mRNA molecules?

cDNA is synthesized using which of the following as the starting material?

Which of the following molecules does not contain genetic information?

Which of the following organisms may use RNA as its genome?

Which method uses an electric current to separate DNA fragments by size?

Which of the following enzymes is required to synthesize complementary DNA (cDNA) from RNA?

What is the name of the class of enzymes that recognizes and cuts specific sequences of DNA?

A nucleotide has three basic components. What are they?