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In gene expression, what are the two main processes that occur after DNA replication?

• A) Replication and recombination

• B) Transcription and translation

• C) Transcription and replication

• D) Translation and replication

What nucleic acid is involved in gene expression alongside DNA?

• A) Deoxyribose nucleic acid

• B) Ribonucleic acid

• C) Adenosine triphosphate

• D) Guanosine diphosphate

What is one key difference between RNA and DNA in their sugar component?

• A) RNA has ribose nucleotides, while DNA has deoxyribose nucleotides.

• B) RNA has deoxyribose nucleotides, while DNA has ribose nucleotides.

• C) Both RNA and DNA have the same sugar component.

• D) RNA has thymine in place of uracil.

What is the base that is unique to RNA and replaces thymine?

• A) Adenine (A)

• B) Uracil (U)

• C) Cytosine (C)

• D) Guanine (G)

What are the four bases found in RNA?

• A) Adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine

• B) Adenine, uracil, cytosine, guanine

• C) Adenine, guanine, ribose, deoxyribose

• D) Adenine, uracil, cytosine, thymine

How many strands are typically found in RNA?

• A) Double-stranded

• B) Triple-stranded

• C) Single-stranded

• D) Quadruple-stranded

What unique property of RNA allows it to fold into three-dimensional structures?

• A) The presence of uracil

• B) The use of ribose nucleotides

• C) Being single-stranded

• D) The number of adenine bases

In comparison to DNA, how does the length of RNA typically vary?

• A) RNA is longer than DNA.

• B) RNA is the same length as DNA.

• C) RNA is shorter than DNA.

• D) RNA varies in length depending on the organism.

Which of the following is NOT a difference between RNA and DNA?

• A) Sugar component

• B) Bases

• C) Strand structure

• D) Number of nitrogenous bases

What is the primary function of RNA in gene expression?

• A) To store genetic information

• B) To provide a template for DNA replication

• C) To transport amino acids to the ribosome

• D) To carry out transcription and translation