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
Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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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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A particular triplet of bases in the coding strand of DNA is 3' A C T 5'. The anticodon on the tRNA that will bind to the mRNA correspond to this codon will be:
1. 5' U G A 3'
2. 5' U C A 3'
3. 5' A G U 3'
4. 5' A C U 3'
Subtopic:  Translation | Genetic Code | Transcription |
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The structural genes in lac operon is responsible for all, except:
1. Synthesis of repressor protein
2. Formation of product that increase the permeability of the cell to \(\beta\)-galactosides 
3. Synthesis of enzyme that transfers acetyl group to \(\beta\)-galactosides
4. Synthesis of enzyme that hyrolyses lactose

 
Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Lac Operon |
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Hydrogen bonds between two base pairs can be seen in:
(a) dsDNA
(b) mRNA
(c) tRN
(d) ssDNA
The correct one(s) is/are:
1. All (a), (b), (c) and (d)
2. (a) only 
3. (a) and (c) only
4. (a) and (d) only
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The process of translation in a bacterium starts:
1. Just after the recognition of promoter site
2. Soon after the transcription begin
3. After the adenylation is completed 
4. Soon after the removal of introns
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How many genes are present in that chromosome of human being, the sequencing for which was completed in May 2006?
1. 231
2. 2968
3. 4698
4. 112
Subtopic:  Human Genome Project |
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