Identifying Specific Nucleic Acid Structures

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Biochemistry › Identifying Specific Nucleic Acid Structures

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Cytosine

What is the name of the molecule shown?

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Which of the following are pyrimidines?

3

In the eukaryotic ribosome, the sedimentation coefficient for the small subunit is __________ and large subunit is __________.

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Adenine

Identify the given nucleotide, nucleoside or nitrogenous base.

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Pyrimidine and purine

Name the given ring systems and determine whether they are soluble or insoluble.

6

Which of the following are considered pyrimidines?

I: adenine

II: thymine

III: cytosine

IV: guanine

7

Identify the nucleobase.

Adenine

8

Compared to an RNA molecule, a DNA molecule has __________ thymine molecules and __________ deoxygenated sugars.

9

Which of the following nitrogenous bases is found exclusively in DNA?

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Adenosine

Identify the given nucleotide, nucleoside or nitrogenous base.

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