Ribose, the pentose sugar of RNA, has an identical structure to DNA except that there is
A. An H atom instead of -OH group on carbon atom 2'
B. An -OH group instead of H on carbon atom 2'
C. A -COOH group instead of -OH on carbon atom 1'
D. An -OH group instead of -COOH on carbon atom 2'
Answer: Option B
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A piece of DNA molecule that can serve as a carrier for the gene to be cloned is called as a
A. Virus
B. Vector
C. DNA junk
D. Gene factor
A haploid organism contains only one set of chromosomes, and is said to be
A. Homozygous
B. Heterozygous
C. Hemizygous
D. Holozygous
Which of the following is the correct pair?
A. Darwin - Use and disuse of organs
B. de Vries - Mutation theory
C. Lamarck - Origin of life
D. Haldane - Law of heredity

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