UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS

TACLOBAN COLLEGE
Bio 152 - Principles of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
2nd Semester AY 2020-2021

Assignment 3
Nucleic Acids and Chromosomes
(due on April 7, 2021)

Answer as Directed.

1. How can you differentiate the types of nucleic acids? Make a comparison table.
2. What constitutes the building blocks of a polynucleotide chain? Make a diagrammatic
representation of the nucleic acid composition. Label the parts.
3. In relation to the building blocks of nucleic acids, how do the nucleosides of RNA and
DNA differ?
4. If the diploid number of a corn is 20, how many chromosomes are present in the nucleus
of each pollen grain, sperm cell, and egg cell?
5. The location of hemophilia C- factor XI is 4q35, where exactly is it? Describe.
6. Referring to image of chromosome 16 below, indicate the exact location of the genes
labelled a-k:

7. What is the significance of chromosome banding?

8. Why different regions of a chromosome react differently with the stains during
chromosome banding? Discuss.

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