PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTIONS QUIZ

Which of the following amino acids interact with the DNA or RNA backbone (i.e. phosphate)?

Cys and Met

Leu and Ala

Ile and Val

Lys and Arg

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Cleavage of DNA by EcoRI endonuclease results in the formation of

two 3'-phosphate ends and two 3'-OH ends

one 3'-OH end and one 5'-phosphate end

two 3'-OH ends and two 5'-phosphate ends

one 3'-OH end and two 5'-phosphate end

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The enzyme that joins DNA cuts is called

reverse transcriptase

DNA phosphorylase

ligase

joinase

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Reverse transcripase from HIV does not

uses RNA as a template

requires a primer

has a 5' to 3' polymerase activity

has a 3'- 5' exonuclease activity

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The type II restriction endonucleases, bind to DNA sites

that are usually palindromic

using H-bonds for specificity

using non-sequence-dependent backbone interactions

All of these

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Which of the following amino acids can interact with the DNA or RNA nucleotide bases via hydrogen bonding?

Ile and Val

Lys and Leu

Cys and Met

Asn and Gln

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Different DNA polymerases play distinct roles in DNA replication and repair in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. All known DNA polymerases synthesize DNA only in the __________ by the addition of dNTPs to a performed primer strand of DNA.

5' to 3' direction

positive direction

negative direction

3' to 5' direction

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