The number of autosomes expected in a human skin cell is:
1. 22
2. 23
3. 44
4. 46

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What percent of the human DNA actually codes for proteins?
1. Less than 2%
2. Around 20%
3. Between 35% and 40%
4. More than 98%
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If a sample of single stranded DNA contains 23 % adenine bases of total, what is the expected percentage of guanine bases in this sample of DNA?
1. 23
2. 27
3. 46
4. Cannot be determined on the basis of information given
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What argument will be most potent to discard proteins as possible molecules for genetic information storage in humans?
1. They have very limited diversity
2. They are not macromolecules
3. They do not replicate
4. They are unstable biomolecules

Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material |
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In an E. coli cell, the enzyme permease:
1. is present only when glucose levels are very low
2. is present only when lactose is freely available
3. is present in a low amount all the time
4. is not required for using lactose as a source of energy by the cell
Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Lac Operon |
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Consider the two given statements:
Assertion (A): Today, DNA from a single cell is enough to perform DNA fingerprinting analysis.
Reason (R): The use of PCR has increased the sensitivity of DNA fingerprinting.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. (A) is True but (R) is False
3. (A) is False but (R) is True
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
Subtopic:  DNA Fingerprinting |
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What would not be true for nucleic acids?
1. They are polynucleotides.
2. Together with polysaccharides and polypeptides, these comprise the true macromolecular fraction of any living tissue or cell.
3. A nucleotide has three chemically distinct components: a heterocyclic compound, a monosaccharide, and a phosphoric acid or a phosphate.
4. The hexose sugar found in polynucleotides is either ribose or 2’deoxyribose.
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Regarding methodologies used in sequencing human genome:
I:   Identifying all the genes that are expressed as RNA is referred to as Expressed Sequence Tags. 
II:   The blind approach of simply sequencing the whole set of genome that contained all the coding and non-coding sequence, and later assigning different regions in the sequence with functions is referred to as Sequence Annotation.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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What would be the number hybrid density DNA molecules, if Meselson and Stahl's experiment was continued for 60 minutes?
1. 2 
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8
Subtopic:  DNA Replication |
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A molecule that can act as a genetic material must fulfill the traits given below, except:
1. it should be able to express itself in the form of 'Mendelian characters'
2. it should be able to generate its replica
3. it should be unstable structurally and chemically
4. it should provide the scope for slow changes that are required for evolution
Subtopic:  DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material |
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