front 1 A palindrome is | back 1 C. A sequence that reads the same from left to right as from right to left |
front 2 In the polymerase chain reaction, it is possible to: | back 2 A. It is possible to amplify small amounts of DNA without cloning |
front 3 Antibiotic resistance genes in vectors are often used as selectable
markers in cloning | back 3 A. True |
front 4 A bacteriophage is | back 4 A. A virus that attacks bacteria |
front 5 Which of the following statements regarding restriction endoculeases
is TRUE? | back 5 B. They can produce "sticky ends" |
front 6 The following item was the most important scientific discovery for
the development of PCR as a commercially successful and widely-used
procedure | back 6 A. Taq polymerase |
front 7 In recombinant DNA technology | back 7 D. All of these |
front 8 The natural function of restriction endonucleases is to | back 8 A. Protect bacterial cells from invasion by viruses (bacteriophages) |
front 9 Which is the dominant form of DNA found in the cell? | back 9 B. B |
front 10 Ethidium Bromide slips between the bases of DNA giving it fluorescent
properties that differ from those observed when it is free in solution | back 10 A. True |
front 11 The Z form of DNA | back 11 E. Tends to occur in alternating purine-pyrimidine sequences |
front 12 Histones are proteins that | back 12 A. Are frequently associated with eukaryotic DNA |
front 13 Which of the following nucleobases is a purine? | back 13 A. Adenine |
front 14 Which of the following bases is NOT found in RNA? | back 14 D. T |
front 15 The outside diameter of a piece of DNA is closest to | back 15 B. 20A |
front 16 What distinguishes nucleotides from nucleosides? | back 16 A. Nucleosides lack the phosphate group |
front 17 The double helix of DNA is which level of structure? | back 17 B. Secondary |
front 18 Which of the following groups is NOT present in a cerebroside? | back 18 C. Phosphate |
front 19 Unsaturated fatty acids usually have ____ double bonds? | back 19 A. Cis |
front 20 How many hydroxyl groups does a molecule of glycerol have? | back 20 C. 3 |
front 21 What characteristics is used most often to define lipids? | back 21 C. Solubility |
front 22 Which of the following is a metabolic precursor of prostaglandins and
leukotrienes? | back 22 B. Arachidonic Acid |
front 23 The myelin sheaths of neurons typically contain large amounts of | back 23 D. Sphingolipids |
front 24 Which of the following is NOT a product of saponification of a
triglyceride? | back 24 A. Long chain fatty alcohols |
front 25 What does amphiphatic mean? | back 25 C. Having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions |
front 26 Which of the following groups is NOT present in sphingomyelin? | back 26 D. Sugar |
front 27 Biological waxes are composed of: | back 27 C. A fatty acid and a long chain alcohol |
front 28 Base pairs with a propeller twists | back 28 B. Have optimum base stacking |
front 29 The structure below is that of | back 29 A. Adenine |
front 30 Enzymes that seal nicks in DNA are called | back 30 C. Ligases |