Mark the odd one w.r.t. chargaff's rule 
1. A + G = T + C
2. A + T / C + G = 0.92 for E.coli
3. Purine guanine is equimolar to pyrimidine cytosine
4. Applicable for both single as well as double stranded DNA 

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Splicing is one of the steps of post-transcriptional modifications which occurs in 
1. Nucleus 
2. Cytoplasm 
3. ER
4. Ribosomes
Subtopic:  Transcription |
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Which one of the following DNA molecules will melt at the lowest temperature?
1. 5'TGCAGCGGCAGCG3'
    3'ACGTCGCCGTCGC5'
2. 5'CCCGGACCGATGC3'
    3'GGGCCTGGCTACG5'
3. 5'AATTAAACGCAATA3'
    3'TTAATTTGCGTTAT5'
4. 5'GGCCATCCGTGCC3'
    3'CCGGTAGGCACGG5'
Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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The longest RNA in an eukaryotic cell is 
1. rRNA 
2. mRNA
3. tRNA
4. ScRNA
Subtopic:  Transcription |
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Mark the mismatched pair. 
1. UGG - Non-degenerate codon 
2. GUG - Non-ambiguous codon 
3. UAG - Non-sense codon
4. AUG - Initiator codon 
Subtopic:  Genetic Code |
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Consider the following statements and state true (T) or false (F)
A : In the prokaryotes, control of the rate of transcriptional initiation is the predominant site for control of gene expression.
B : Lac i is a constitutive gene of lac operon 
C : Tryptophan operon has five structural genes 
   A    B    C
(1)    F    T    F
(2)    F    F    T
(3)    T    T    F
(4)    T    T    T
Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Lac Operon |
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VNTRs are 
a. Small DNA sequences arranged tandemly in many copy number.
b. Surrounded by conserved restriction sites. 
c. Microsatellites
d. Present in the same copy number in different chromosomes of an individual. 
1. a and b
2. b and c
3. c and d 
4. a and d 
Subtopic:  DNA Fingerprinting |
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In prokaryotes, DNA gyrase has _______ activity.
1. Exonuclease
2. Topoisomerase
3. Ligase
4. Polymerase
Subtopic:  DNA Replication |
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Untranslated regions are 
1. Present at 5' end of mRNA after start codon 
2. Not required for efficient translation process 
3. Present at 3' end before stop codon 
4. Present at both 5' and 3' end of mRNA.
Subtopic:  Translation |
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Statement A : During transcription a nucleic acid is copied form another nucleic acid. 
Statement B : The primary transcripts contain both the exons and the introns and are non-functional.
1. Only statement A is correct
2. Only statement B is correct 
3. Both statements A and B are correct
4. Both statements A and B are incorrect
Subtopic:  Transcription |
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