Which one of the following also acts as a catalyst in a bacterial cell?

1.  sn RNA

2.  hn RNA

3.  23 S rRNA

4.  5 S rRNA

Subtopic:  Translation Mechanism |
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Mutations can be induced with:

1.  IAA

2.  ethylene

3.  gamma radiations

4.  infrared radiations

Subtopic:  Breeding for Disease Resistance (OLD NCERT) |
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Satellite DNA is a useful tool in:
1. Organ transplantation
2. Sex determination
3. Forensic science
4. Genetic engineering

Subtopic:  DNA Fingerprinting |
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Which one of the following does not follow the central dogma of molecular biology?

1. Pea

2. Mucor

3. Chlamydomonas

4. HIV

Subtopic:  Transcription: I | Transcription |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Point mutation involves:

1. insertion

2. change in single base pair

3. duplication 

4. deletion

Subtopic:  Mutation |
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AIPMT - 2009
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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

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code: II | Genetic Code |
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AIPMT - 2009
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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

Subtopic:  DNA Replication: II | DNA Replication:III | DNA Replication |
AIPMT - 2007
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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

Subtopic:  The DNA | DNA Double Helix |
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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

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix | DNA Packaging |
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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

Subtopic:  DNA Replication: I | DNA Replication: II | DNA Replication |
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AIPMT - 2007
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