Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Structure of nucleic acids and replication of DNA

Structure of nucleic acids and replication of DNA — practice question

Which characteristics of DNA allow it to satisfy these requirements as a molecule of inheritance?

  • Aability to remain stable: complementary base pairing; ability to contain information: formation of mRNA for translation; ability to transfer information: sequence of nucleotides; ability to replicate: sugar-phosphate backbone
  • Bability to remain stable: formation of mRNA for translation; ability to contain information: complementary base pairing; ability to transfer information: sugar-phosphate backbone; ability to replicate: sequence of nucleotides
  • Cability to remain stable: sequence of nucleotides; ability to contain information: sugar-phosphate backbone; ability to transfer information: complementary base pairing; ability to replicate: formation of mRNA for translation
  • Dability to remain stable: sugar-phosphate backbone; ability to contain information: sequence of nucleotides; ability to transfer information: formation of mRNA for translation; ability to replicate: complementary base pairing

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