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Organic Chemistry and 6th edition
Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Chapter 28
The Chemistry of the Nucleic Acids
Brian L. Groh
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.1
Which of the following sets of bases distinguish DNA
from RNA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Adenine and thymine
Thymine and cytosine
Uracil and adenine
Thymine and uracil
Uracil and guanine
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.1
Which of the following sets of bases distinguish DNA
from RNA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Adenine and thymine
Thymine and cytosine
Uracil and adenine
Thymine and uracil
Uracil and guanine
Thymine is unique to DNA while uracil is unique to RNA.
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.1
Which of the following are known as purines?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Adenine and thymine
Adenine and guanine
Cytosine and uracil
Thymine and cytosine
Guanine and cytosine
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.1
Which of the following are known as purines?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Adenine and thymine
Adenine and guanine
Cytosine and uracil
Thymine and cytosine
Guanine and cytosine
The pyrimidine bases are cytosine, uracil, and thymine.
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.3
How many hydrogen bonds exist between the
thymine and adenine base pairs?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1
2
3
4
5
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.3
How many hydrogen bonds exist between the
thymine and adenine base pairs?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
1
2
3
4
5
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.7
What is the sequence of bases in the strand of DNA
that is complimentary to that shown?
5'-G-T-C-A-C-3'
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
5'-G-T-G-A-C-3'
3'-G-T-G-A-C-5'
5'-C-A-C-T-G-3'
3'-C-A-C-T-G-5'
3'-C-U-A-T-G-5'
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.7
What is the sequence of bases in the strand of DNA
that is complimentary to that shown?
5'-G-T-C-A-C-3'
The DNA strands in the double
helix run in opposite directions.
The 5' end of the complementary
strand will be next to the 3' end
of the strand.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
5'-G-T-G-A-C-3'
3'-G-T-G-A-C-5'
5'-C-A-C-T-G-3'
3'-C-A-C-T-G-5'
3'-C-U-A-T-G-5'
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.9
The AGC
codon on
mRNA codes
for which
amino acid?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Arg
Asp
Gln
Ser
Thr
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.9
The AGC
codon on
mRNA codes
for which
amino acid?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Arg
Asp
Gln
Ser
Thr
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.13 A technique utilizing strand separation, base-pairing
of primers, heat stable polymerases, and thermal
cycling is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
DNA sequencing
Genetic engineering
PCR
Pyrosequencing
Transcription
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
28.13 A technique utilizing strand separation, base-pairing
of primers, heat stable polymerases, and thermal
cycling is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
DNA sequencing
Genetic engineering
PCR
Pyrosequencing
Transcription
PCR is a common
technique that allows the
rapid amplification of very
small quantities of DNA
Bruice: Organic Chemistry, © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.