For a nucleic acid probe to hybridize, which of the following must be true?
A. Both the probe and the sequence to which it hybridizes must be RNA
B. Both the probe and the sequence to which it hybridizes must be DNA
C. The sequence to which it hybridizes must be identical to that of the probe
D. The sequence to which it hybridizes must be complementary to that of the probe
Answer: Option D
A. Reverse transcriptase
B. Cytochrome c
C. Bacterial RNA polymerase
D. RNase P
All the following may be methods for the inhibition of microbial growth by antibiotics except
A. Antibiotics disrupt cell wall synthesis
B. Antibiotics interfere with cell membrane function
C. Antibiotics prevent the release of energy from ATP
D. Antibiotics inhibit the synthesis of protein
A feature common to almost all transmembrane proteins is
A. A phosphorylated exterior domain
B. A structure consisting almost exclusively of beta-sheets
C. An amino acid sequence rich in acidic residues
D. An alpha-helical region of about 20 to 25 hydrophobic amino acids
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