1. sn RNA
2. hn RNA
3. 23 S rRNA
4. 5 S rRNA
1. IAA
2. ethylene
3. gamma radiations
4. infrared radiations
Satellite DNA is a useful tool in:
1. Organ transplantation
2. Sex determination
3. Forensic science
4. Genetic engineering
Which one of the following does not follow the central dogma of molecular biology?
1. Pea
2. Mucor
3. Chlamydomonas
4. HIV
Point mutation involves:
1. insertion
2. change in single base pair
3. duplication
4. deletion
Whose experiments cracked the DNA and discovered unequivocally that a genetic code is a triplet?
1. Nirenberg and Matthaei
2. Hershey and Chase
3. Morgan and Sturtevant
4. Beadle and Tatum
Telomere repetitive DNA sequences control the function of eukaryotic chromosomes because they:
1. act as replicons
2. are RNA transcription initiators
3. help chromosome pairing
4. prevent chromosome loss
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
The length of the DNA molecule greatly exceeds the dimensions of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. How is this DNA accommodated?
1. Deletion of non-essential genes
2. Super-coiling in nucleosomes
3. DNAse digestion
4. Through the elimination of repetitive DNA
The Okazaki fragments in DNA chain growth:
1. | result in transcription |
2. | polymerize in the 3'-to-5' direction and forms replication fork |
3. | prove semi-conservative nature of DNA replication |
4. | polymerize in the 5'-to-3' direction and explain 3'-to-5' DNA replication |