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प्रश्न
When you take cells or tissue pieces and grind them with an acid in a mortar and pestle, all the small biomolecules dissolve in the acid. Proteins, polysaccharides and nucleic acids are insoluble in mineral acid and get precipitated. The acid soluble compounds include aminoacids, nucleosides, small sugars etc. When one adds a phosphate group to a nucleoside, one gets another acid soluble biomolecule called ______.
विकल्प
Nitrogen base
Adenine
Sugar phosphate
Nucleotide
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उत्तर
When you take cells or tissue pieces and grind them with an acid in a mortar and pestle, all the small biomolecules dissolve in the acid. Proteins, polysaccharides and nucleic acids are insoluble in mineral acid and get precipitated. The acid soluble compounds include aminoacids, nucleosides, small sugars etc. When one adds a phosphate group to a nucleoside, one gets another acid soluble biomolecule called nucleotide.
Explanation:
Nucleotide = base + sugar + phosphate
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The following statement applies to DNA only, some to RNA only, and some to both. Label them accordingly.
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2-Deoxy-D-ribose
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______ is a single ring compound.
Identify the monomer of nucleic acid.
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Give any three differences between DNA and RNA.
Which of the following are substituted purines?
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Watson and Crick (1953) proposed DNA double helix model and won the Nobel Prize; their model of DNA was based on:
- X-ray diffraction studies of DNA were done by Wilkins and Franklin.
- Chargaff’s base equivalence rule
- Griffith's transformation experiment
- Meselson and Stahl's experiment
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Define the Nucleic acids.
Identify the INCORRECT statement regarding nuclein.
According to Chargaff's Rule, what is the relationship between purines and pyrimidines in DNA?
What is the primary function of DNA in living organisms?
