Question

Which statement about the diagram is correct?
Responses

Molecule 2 is RNA because it is single stranded.
Molecule 2 is uppercase R N A because it is single stranded.

Molecule 1 is RNA because it is a double helix.
Molecule 1 is uppercase R N A because it is a double helix.

Molecule 2 is DNA because it contains uracil.
Molecule 2 is uppercase D N A because it contains uracil.

Molecule 1 is RNA because it contains adenine.

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct statement about the diagram would depend on specific characteristics of the molecules represented. However, I can provide clarification based on standard biological knowledge:

1. **RNA Characteristics**: RNA (ribonucleic acid) is usually single-stranded and contains the base uracil instead of thymine. It contains adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil.

2. **DNA Characteristics**: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is typically double-stranded and contains adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine.

Based on this information, the following statements can be evaluated:

- **"Molecule 2 is RNA because it is single stranded."**
This statement could be correct if Molecule 2 is indeed single-stranded.

- **"Molecule 2 is uppercase R N A because it is single stranded."**
This is similar to the previous statement and could also be correct if the first one is true.

- **"Molecule 1 is RNA because it is a double helix."**
This statement is false; RNA is not double helical.

- **"Molecule 1 is uppercase R N A because it is a double helix."**
This is also false for the same reason as above.

- **"Molecule 2 is DNA because it contains uracil."**
This statement is false; uracil is found in RNA, not DNA.

- **"Molecule 1 is RNA because it contains adenine."**
While adenine is found in RNA, this statement alone is not sufficient to conclude that a molecule is RNA, as adenine is also present in DNA.

To conclude, without seeing the actual diagram and its content, the first two statements about Molecule 2 being RNA because it is single-stranded would be the most likely correct option if the assertion about "single-stranded" holds true.
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