Differentiate between purines and pyrimidines.

Why is the term nucleic acid used for DNA and RNA?

What are nucleotides?

What is base pair rule?

What does 'RNA world' refer to?

What is genophore?

What is a nucleosomer?

Distinguish heterochromatin and euchromatin.

Differentiate nucleoside from nucleotide.

Point out the nitrogenous bases of RNA

What makes the DNA and RNA as acidic molecules?

Which type of bond is formed
(a) between a purine and pyrimidine base?
(b) between the pentose sugar and adjacent nucleotide?

DNA acts as genetic material for the majority of living organisms and not the RNA. Give reasons to support the statement.

Name any two viruses whose genetic material is RNA.

What are the properties that a molecule must possess to act as genetic material?