Heterochromatin is 
(a) Darkly stained 
(b) Loosely packed chromatin 
(c) Transcriptionally inactive 
1. Only (a)
2. Only (a) and (b) 
3. Only (b) and (c)
4. Only (a) and (c) 

Subtopic:  DNA Packaging |
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Select true (T) or false (F) for the following statements and choose the correct option. 
A. QB bacteriophage has RNA as genetic material. 
B. Free 2'OH of RNA makes it more labile and easily degradable. 
C. The experiment of Hershey and Chase gave unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material. 
   A    B    C
1.    T    F    T
2.    F    F    T
3.    T    T    T
4.    T    F    F
Subtopic:  The DNA | DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material | Search for Genetic Material |
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Polymorphism in DNA sequence is the basis of which of the following? 
(a) Genetic mapping of human genome 
(b) DNA fingerprinting 
(c) Similarities among human beings 
1. Only (a)
2. Only (b)
3. Only (a) and (b) 
4. Only (b) and (c) 
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Satellite DNA 
1. Codes for proteins which are needed in the chloroplast 
2. Codes enzymes for Krebs' cycle
3. Does not code for proteins 
4. Form a little portion of human genome 
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Which one of the following statements is not correct w.r.t. DNA packaging? 
1. Histones are rich in basic amino acids, lysines and arginines
2. Positively charged DNA is wrapped around the negatively charged histone octamer to form a nucleosome 
3. Linker DNA contains about 80 bp 
4. Loosely packed chromatins are euchromatin 
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A. The nascent RNA synthesised by RNA polymerase II is called hnRNA.
B. Splicing is the process of removal of introns and joining of exons in a defined order.
1. Only A is correct 
2. Both A and B are incorrect 
3. Only B is correct 
4. Both A and B are correct 
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In an mRNA, UTRs are present 
1. AT 5' end only 
2. Before stop codon only 
3. After start codon only 
4. Both, before start codon after stop codon 
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Human genome project was closely associated with the rapid development of a new area in biology called _____.
1. Biotechnology
2. Bioinformatics
3. Biofortification
4. Microbiology
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The technique of DNA fingerprinting was developed by
1. Lalji Singh
2. V.K. Kashyap
3. Alec Jeffreys 
4. Kim and Klug
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Monocistronic structural genes are found mostly in 
1. Bacteria 
2. Blue-gree algae
3. Monerans 
4. Eukaryotes
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