Select the correct option:
Direction of RNA synthesis |
Direction of reading of the template DNA strand |
|
1. | 5'-3' | 3' - 5' |
2. | 3'-5' | 5' - 3' |
3. | 5' - 3' | 5' - 3' |
4. | 3' - 5' | 3' - 5' |
1. | 1 | 2. | 2 |
3. | 3 | 4. | 4 |
1. sn RNA
2. hn RNA
3. 23 S rRNA
4. 5 S rRNA
Which one of the following is used as a vector for cloning genes into higher organisms?
1. Baculovirus
2. Salmonella typhimurium
3. Rhizopus nigricans
4. Retrovirus
DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called:
1. | vector | 2. | probe |
3. | clone | 4. | plasmid |
Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?
1. Thymine, Uracil - Pyrimidines
2. Uracil, Cytosine - Pyrimidines
3. Guanine, Adenine - Purines
4. Adenine, Thymine - Purines
One gene-one enzyme relationship was established for the first time in:
1. Neurosporacrassa
2. Salmonella typhimurium
3. Escherichia coli
4. Diplococcuspneumonia
One gene – one enzyme hypothesis was postulated by:
1. R. Franklin
2. Hershey and Chase
3. A. Garrod
4. Beadle and Tatum
Match the enzyme in column I with its function in column II and choose the correct option.
1. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
2. A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
3. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
4. A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
Probes, used in DNA fingerprinting, are initially:
1. Single stranded RNA
2. Mini-satellite
3. 19 base long oligonucleotide
4. All of the above
Satellite DNA is a useful tool in:
1. Organ transplantation
2. Sex determination
3. Forensic science
4. Genetic engineering