Draw the structure of nucleoside.

Important Questions on Biochemistry

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What are nucleic acids? Mention their two important functions.

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What is the difference between a nucleoside and a nucleotide?

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Identify the given structure.

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The energy currency of a cell is

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Purines are nine-membered double-ring nitrogenous bases with nitrogen atoms at

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What are the nucleic acids? Mention their two important functions.

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Which of the following are different in RNA and DNA?

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List the two methodologies which were involved in human genome project. Mention how they were used?

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What are the different types of RNA found in the cell?

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What term is used for a sudden, spontaneous change in a gene?

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Differentiate between Somatic and Germline mutations.

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In a nucleic acid, a phosphate moiety links the ____

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Write the important structural and functional differences between DNA and RNA.

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_____ bond is present between a nitrogen base and pentose sugar in a nucleoside.

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When RNA is hydrolysed, there is no relationship among the quantities of different bases obtained. What does this fact suggest about the structure of RNA?

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Which of the following is not formed by the hydrolysis of a nucleoside?

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Name the 'energy currency of the cell'.

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Mention the contribution of genetic maps in the human genome project.

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Indiscriminate diagnostic practices using x-rays etc. should be avoided. Give one reason

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The two strands in DNA are not identical but are complementary. Explain.