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BOTH RNA and DNA are present in the nucleus of the cell?
TRUE!
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DNA directs the production of enzymes?
True
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True or False?
RNA has a double helix shape?
FALSE.... that's DNA
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Which nitrogenous base is normally present in DNA but absent in RNA?
Thymine
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A strand of DNA consists of thousands of smaller, repeating units known as...
Nucleotides
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Which element is present in all nucleic acids, but not in amino acids?
Phosphorus
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TRUE or FALSE?
DNA and RNA may contain the four bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine?
FALSE
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In humans there are 23 pairs of chromosomes. One pair of the 23 are sex chromosomes. The other 22 pairs are known as...
Autosomes
homozygotes
heterozygotes
Centromeres
Autosomes
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Who were the two scientists that proposed the double helix arrangement of the DNA molecule?
Watson and Crick
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Based on nucleic structure, in what way do DNA molecules differ from RNA molecules?
RNA contains Uracil and DNA does not
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A sequence of nucleotides that directs the synthesis of a product, such as protein is...
a gene
a trait
heredity
polymerase
GENE
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Knowledge of the structure of DNA is important in the study of life because DNA...
stores food?
transmits genetic information?
transmits chemical energy?
stores enzymes?
Transmits genetic information
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Deoxyribosenucleic acid molecules serve as a template for the synthesis of molecules of....
mRNA
Amino Acids
Carbohydrates
Lipids