Nucleic acids

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What is the bond between the sugar of one nucleotide and the phosphate group of another?
Phosphodiester bonds
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Which type of reaction forms phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides?
Condensation reaction
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Which base is different in DNA and RNA?
DNA = Thymine / RNA = Uracil
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Are RNA molecules single or double stranded?
Single
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Are DNA molecules single or double stranded?
Double
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Which nitrogenous bases always bond together in DNA?
Adenine with thymine, Cytosine with Guanine
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Which type of bonds hold the two strands of the DNA helix together?
Hydrogen bonds
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How many hydrogen bonds are there between C and G?
3
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How many hydrogen bonds are there between A and T?
2
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What is a genome?
The entire genetic material of an organism
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