In prokaryotes, the sigma subunit of RNA polymerase:
1. Allows the polymerase to identify the different promoters
2. Alter the rate of translation 
3. Allows the ribosomal subunit to attach the mRNA
4. Can change the process of translation in different types of cells

 

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How many phosphodiester  bonds are present in genetic material of \(\phi\) × 174 bacteriophage?
1. 48501
2. 5385
3. 5384
4. 5386

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The synthesis of RNA that has the sequence of codes for polypeptide (i.e., a component of haemoglobin), is catalysed by:
1. Primase
2. RNA polymerase III
3. RNA polymerase I
4. RNA polymerase II
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Which of the following statements is true regarding ribozyme?
1. It is a molecule that catalyses the association of two units of a ribosome
2. It is an enzyme that synthesizes RNA 
3. It is a polymer of ribonucleotides
4. It is an enzyme using RNA as substrate

 
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In eukaryotes, the RNA that has both unwanted base sequence alternated with useful base sequence is synthesized by:
1. Sigma (\(\sigma \)) factor
2. RNA polymerase II
3. Rho (\(\rho\)) factor
4. RNA primase
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A transcription unit is 7000 nucleotides long. This unit may use     A     nucleotides to make a polypeptide that can have     B     amino acids.
Select the correct option to fill in the blanks A and B.
      A                  B
1. 3500            1750
2. 7000            2330
3. 2100            650
4. 1400            500
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How many different amino acids would be there in the polypeptide translated from the translation unit of given stretch of mRNA?

1. Three
2. Two
3. Five
4. Four
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Mutation in which of the following parts of a gene will impact most to the activity of a cell?
1. UTR before start codon
2. UTR after stop codon 
3. Exon
4. Intron
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In reverse central dogma of molecular biology, the enzyme reverse transcriptase facilitates:
1. Replication of DNA 
2. Synthesis of DNA over RNA template
3. Translation of mRNA into proteins
4. Synthesis of RNA from DNA
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During post transcriptional modification of hnRNA, the introns are removed by a complex substance. This complex has:
1. RNA and Protein
2. DNA and RNA
3. Ribozyme and protein
4. RNA polymerase and DNA polymerase
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