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(1)
The scientists involved in discovery of DNA as chemical basis of heredity were
[A]
Avery Mac Leod and Mc carty
[B]
Watson and Crick
[C]
Hershey and chase
[D]
Griffith and Avery
Answer: Avery Mac Leod and Mc carty
(2)
One turn of DNA possesses
[A]
10 base pairs
[B]
5 base pairs
[C]
1 base pairs
[D]
2 base pairs
(3)
Initiation codon for protein synthesis are
[A]
GUG and AUG
[B]
AUG and GUA
[C]
UUU and GGG
[D]
AAU and UAA
(4)
New strendformation on a DNA template can be initiated only by
[A]
RNA primer
[B]
DNA primer
[C]
DNA polymerase I
[D]
DNA polymerase III
(5)
GUG specifies amino acid valine. However when functioning as initiation codon it specifies
[A]
Methionine
[B]
Valine
[C]
Lysine
[D]
Isoleucine
(6)
A bacterium grown over medium having radioactive35S incorporates radioactivity in
[A]
RNA
[B]
Carbohydrates
[C]
Proteins
[D]
DNA
(7)
In eukaryotes mRNA is synthesized with aid of
[A]
RNA polymerase II
[B]
RNA polymerase III
[C]
Reverse transcriptase
[D]
RNA Polymers I
Answer: RNA polymerase II
(8)
Codon specifies the same amino acid in brassica and homeo because codons are
[A]
Nonambiguous
[B]
Commaless
[C]
Non overlapping
[D]
Universal
(9)
Experimental material used by hershey and chase for providing that DNA controls heridity was
[A]
T2 phage
[B]
TMV
[C]
Diplococcus pneumoniae
[D]
Salmonella typhimurium
(10)
Bacterium in which transformation was first studied in
[A]
Streptococcus pneumoniae
[B]
Streptococcus aureus
[C]
Salmonella typhimurium
[D]
Escherichia coli
Answer: Streptococcus pneumoniae
(11)
Protein cannot be a genetic material because it is not
[A]
Able to replicate
[B]
Having diversity and specificity
[C]
Large molecule
[D]
Ubiquitous
Answer: Able to replicate
(12)
RNA which is present in minimum amount in a cell is
[A]
mRNA
[B]
rRNA
[C]
tRNA
[D]
None of the above
(13)
Anti codon is made of
[A]
Beard triplet of Nitrogen bases on tRNA
[B]
Unpaired triplet of Nitrogen bases at one end of tRNA
[C]
Three adjacent nitrogen bases
[D]
Unpaired triplet basesof mRNA
Answer: Unpaired triplet of Nitrogen bases at one end of tRNA
(14)
Griffith effect is
[A]
Bacterial transformation
[B]
Bacterial transduction
[C]
DNA transcription
[D]
RNA translation
Answer: Bacterial transformation
(15)
Adaptor molecule is
[A]
DNA
[B]
tRNA
[C]
mRNA
[D]
None of the above
(16)
mRNA coded language is known as
[A]
Cryptogram
[B]
Codogenes
[C]
Cryptogam
[D]
Crypto analysis
(17)
Which of the following got Nobel Prize for discovering mobile jeans, jumping genes or transposons?
[A]
Barbaramc clintock
[B]
Beadle and Tatum
[C]
Jacob and monod
[D]
Khorana
Answer: Barbaramc clintock
(18)
Housekeeping genes
[A]
Form hormones
[B]
Function only at the time of reproduction
[C]
Constantly operate for cellular activity
[D]
Produce antibodies
Answer: Constantly operate for cellular activity
(19)
Cistron is
[A]
Non functional unit of DNA
[B]
Functional unit of RNA
[C]
Functional unit of DNA
[D]
Non functional unit of RNA
Answer: Functional unit of DNA
(20)
Bacterial transformation was discovered by
[A]
Griffith
[B]
Hershey and chase
[C]
Avery et al
[D]
Watson and Crick
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