The backbone of a polynucleotide chain is made of:
1. | Sugar and nitrogenous bases |
2. | Phosphate and nitrogenous bases |
3. | Sugar and phosphate |
4. | Sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous bases |
Which of the following acts as a ribozyme for peptide bond formation in bacteria?
1. | 5s rRNA | 2. | 23s rRNA |
3. | 16s rRNA | 4. | 5.1s rRNA |
In actual structure, tRNA is a compact molecule that looks like a/an:
1. | Cloverleaf | 2. | Railroad |
3. | Inverted L | 4. | Alpha helix |
During DNA packaging in eukaryotic cells, Non-Histone Chromosomal proteins:
1. | Are not required |
2. | Are required from the beginning to the end of the packaging |
3. | Are required only for earlier stages of packaging |
4. | Are required for a higher level of packaging |
Histones are:
1. | Positively charged and basic amino acids |
2. | Negatively charged and basic proteins |
3. | Positively charged and acidic proteins |
4. | Not found in bacteria |
Reverse transcriptase is a:
1. | DNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
2. | RNA-dependent DNA polymerase |
3. | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase |
4. | DNA-dependent DNA polymerase |
The density gradient in Meselson and Stahl's experiment was of:
1. | NH4Cl | 2. | CsCl |
3. | KCl | 4. | BaCl2 |
Who suggested that the genetic code should be made of three nucleotides?
1. | Gamow | 2. | Severo Ochoa |
3. | Hargobind Khorana | 4. | Marshall Nirenberg |
In eukaryotes RNA polymerase II transcribes:
1. | mRNA | 2. | rRNA |
3. | tRNA | 4. | hnRNA |
Which of the following anticodons will hybridize with the mRNA codon 5’ – AUG – 3’?
1. | 5’ – UAC – 3’ | 2. | 5’ – TAC – 3’ |
3. | 3’ – UAC – 5’ | 4. | 3’ – TAC – 5’ |