Exam 13: Nucleic Acids

Matching -A base found in DNA but not RNA

Although the primary structures of proteins and DNA are defined in the same manner, the secondary structures are not. The secondary structure of DNA is

The triphosphate in ATP is linked to C-5' of the ribose by

___ are pairs of bases in a nucleic acid structure that can form hydrogen bonds to each other.

To form the molecule below, dehydration takes place at C1 of the pentose ring and at an N-H hydrogen at position ___ of the purine base.

An example of reverse transcription in human cells is the production of new DNA by the cell from the information stored in the RNA of the HIV virus.

Viruses are particles that

The structures of DNA and RNA

Cyclic nucleotides

The following is a sugar found in nucleic acids: It is ___ and is found in the nucleic acid ___.

Which of the following determines the tertiary structure of DNA?

Replication begins at a point in the DNA called the ___.

The ___ has a "cloverleaf" shape and carries the amino acids to the site of protein synthesis.

The base that will NOT combine with 2-deoxyribose to form a nucleic acid is ___.

The purines and the pyrimidines are organic bases which

Translation and transcription join together to make up a process known as ___.

A major base associated with the formation of nucleic acids is ___.

tRNA is a type of RNA that is responsible for

N-glycosides are

When a purine or pyrimidine base is combined with a sugar residue such as ribose or deoxyribose, the resulting compound is known as a ___.