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Alteration of Genetic Composition - Practice Exercise 5-2 - Base Pairing Rules



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Chose the correct base paring combination:  ____.
a.
AA
c.
GA
b.
AT
d.
GT
 

 2. 

The bonds between A & T and C & G are called _______.
a.
covalent bond
c.
hydrogen bond
b.
ionic bond
d.
None of the above
 

 3. 

Pyrimidines are ______.
a.
single ring molecules
c.
built from a base + sugar chain
b.
double ring molecules
d.
none of the above
 

 4. 

Purines are ____ molecules.
a.
single ring
c.
built form a base + sugar chain
b.
double ring
d.
none of the above
 

 5. 

Chargaff's Rules _______.
a.
describe the basics of the DNA strands
b.
describe the behavior of bacteriophages
c.
describe the base pairing rules
d.
have no importance in genetics
 



 
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