Test Bank For Molecular Diagnostics Fundamentals Methods and Clinical Applications 1st Edition by Lela Buckingham

 ISBN: 0803616597, ISBN: 9780803616592

1. Which of the following enzymes will untangle DNA?
2. A) Polymerase
3. B) Helicase
4. C) Kinase
5. D) Phosphatase

2. Which DNA sequence is homologous to 5¢GATTCTCAAAGGACT3¢?
3. A) 5¢GATTCTCAAAGGACT3¢
4. B) 3¢GATTCTCAAAGGACT5¢
5. C) 3¢CTAAGAGTTTCCTGA5¢
6. D) 5¢CTAAGAGTTTCCTGA3¢

3. Restriction endonucleases are enzymes that are produced by bacteria and __________
4. A) degrade viral proteins
5. B) degrade DNA
6. C) have no laboratory applications
7. D) degrade lipids

4. In a DNA molecule, the 5¢ end contains a free ___________
5. A) phosphate group
6. B) hydroxyl group
7. C) amino group
8. D) carboxyl group

5. The term used to describe the arrangement of the individual strands in the double-stranded DNA molecule is:
6. A) parallel
7. B) antiparallel
8. C) tangential
9. D) none of the above

6. One DNA strand binds to the other strand through:
7. A) peptide bonds
8. B) disulfide bonds
9. C) hydrogen bonds
10. D) phosphodiester bonds

7. DNA replication is:
8. A) conservative
9. B) semiconservative
10. C) nonconservative
11. D) dispersive

8. In a double-stranded DNA molecule, base-pairing between strands occurs between:
9. A) a purine and a purine
10. B) a pyrimidine and a pyrimidine
11. C) a purine and a pyrimidine
12. D) any type of nucleotide base

9. DNA replication requires the presence of:
10. A) DNA template
11. B) RNA polymerase
12. C) amino acids
13. D) messenger RNA

10. The process of separating the two DNA strands into two single strands is called:
11. A) denaturation
12. B) bidirectional
13. C) depolymerization
14. D) synthesis