List of top Chemistry Questions on Nucleic Acids asked in CBSE CLASS XII

(a) What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolysed ?

(b) How will you explain the presence of five -OH groups in glucose molecule which are attached to different carbon atoms ?

(c) Write the reaction of glucose with HCN.

(A) Define the following term:

(a) Reducing sugar

(b) Differentiate between the following:

(i) Fibrous proteins and globular proteins

(ii) Nucleotide and nucleoside

What are the hydrolysis products of the following ? DNA containing Thymine
Nucleic acids are polymers of :
The base which is present in DNA but not in RNA is:
What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolyzed ?

Nucleotides are joined together by:

Assertion (A): Uracil base is present in DNA. Reason (R): DNA undergoes self-replication.