Mark the correct one (w.r.t. application of DNA fingerprinting)
1. Forensic science 
2. Determining the population diversity 
3. Determining the genetic diversity 
4. More then one option is correct 

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Read the following statements:
A. Variation at genetic level arises due to mutation. 
B. Technique of DNA fingerprinting was initially developed by Alec Jeffreys
1. Only (B) is correct 
2. Both (A) and (B) are correct 
3. Only (A) is correct 
4. Both (A) and (B) are incorrect
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In DNA fingerprinting, detection of hybridised DNA fragments is possible by 
1. Electrophoresis
2. Botting 
3. Autoradiography
4. Centrifugation 
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The nitrogenous base not present in DNA is
1. Adenine
2. Thymine
3. Cytosine
4. Uracil
 
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Amongst the following, which one has least number of nucleotides in its genome?
1. \(\phi \cdot \times 174 \) bacteriophage
2. E. coli
3. Human 
4. Lambda phage 
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The double helix model for the structure of DNA proposed by Watson and Crick was based on 
1. Visible light spectrum analysis 
2. Chromatography
3. X-ray diffraction data 
4. Autoradiography 
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In a nucleotide, a phosphate group is linked to ___(i)___ of a nucleoside through ___(ii)___
Select the correct option to fill in the blanks (i) and (ii)
1. (i) OH of 3'C              (ii) Hydrogen bond 
2. (i) OH of 5'C              (ii) Phosphoester linkage
3. (I) 3' - C,                    (ii) Peptide bond 
4. (i) OH of 5'C              (ii) Glycosidic linkage 
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Select the incorrect statement regarding the salient features of the double-helix structure of DNA 
1. It is made of two polynucleotide chains 
2. The two chains have anti-parallel polarity
3. Guanine is bonded with thymine by three H-bonds 
4. The two chains are coiled in a right-handed fashion 
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If there is a flow of information from RNA to DNA then this process will be named as 
1. Reverse transcription 
2. Translation 
3. Replication
4. Transformation 
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A nucleosome is composed of 
1. Positively charged DNA and negatively charged histone octamer
2. A negatively charged H1 histone and positively charged DNA molecule
3. Negatively charged DNA and positively charged histone octamer 
4. Negatively charged lysines and positively charged arginine amino acids
Subtopic:  DNA Packaging |
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