NCERT - Molecular Basis of Inheritance Questions and Answers of Class 12 Biology | GkSeries

(1) All the terminator codons begin with the nucleotide of
[1] Adenine
[2] Uracil
[3] Guanine
[4] Cytosine
Answer: Uracil
(2) Where is ribosomal RNA synthesized?
[1] Ribosome
[2] Mitochondrion
[3] Vacuole
[4] Nucleolus
Answer: Nucleolus

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(3) During transcription, RNA polymerase holoenzyme binds to a gene promoter and assumes a saddle-like structure. What is its DNA-binding sequence?
[1] TATA
[2] AATT
[3] CACC
[4] TTAA
Answer: TATA
(4) Mitochondria are semi autonomous as they possess
[1] DNA
[2] DNA + RNA
[3] DNA + RNA Ribosomes
[4] Protein
Answer: DNA + RNA Ribosomes
(5) DNA is a polymer made of ______.
[1] Amino acids
[2] Fats
[3] Sugars
[4] Nucleotides
Answer: Nucleotides
(6) DNA is made of two chains that twist about one another in the shape of a _______.
[1] Broken ladder
[2] Straight ladder
[3] Straight spiral
[4] Double helix
Answer: Double helix
(7) In the synthesis of which of the following, the DNA molecule is not directly involved?
[1] mRNA molecule
[2] another DNA molecule
[3] tRNA molecule
[4] protein molecule
Answer: protein molecule
(8) Removal of RNA polymerase III from nucleoplasm will affect the synthesis of
[1] mRNA
[2] rRNA
[3] tRNA
[4] hnRNA
Answer: tRNA
(9) Which of the following is structural subunit of DNA?
[1] Protein
[2] Carbohydrate
[3] RNA
[4] Nucleotides
Answer: Nucleotides
(10) The site of translation (protein synthesis) is ______.
[1] Mitochondria
[2] Ribosomes
[3] Nucleus
[4] None of these
Answer: Ribosomes
(11) What does "lac" refer to in what we call the lac operon?
[1] Lactose
[2] Lactase
[3] Lac insect
[4] The number 1,00,000
Answer: Lactose
(12) Removal of introns and joining of exons in a defined order during transcription is called
[1] Slicing
[2] Looping
[3] Inducing
[4] Splicing
Answer: Splicing
(13) During transcription, if the nucleotide sequence of the DNA strand that is being coded is ATACG, then the nucleotide sequence in the mRNA would be
[1] TCTGG
[2] UAUGC
[3] UATGC
[4] TATGC
Answer: UAUGC
(14) RNA has the sugar ______, instead of deoxyribose.
[1] Fructose
[2] Ribose
[3] Sucrose
[4] Deoxyribose
Answer: Ribose
(15) HIV is classified as a retrovirus because its genetic information is carried in
[1] DNA instead of RNA
[2] DNA
[3] RNA instead of DNA
[4] Protein coat
Answer: RNA instead of DNA

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