In a 3.2 Kbp long piece of DNA, 820 adenine bases were found. What would be the number of cytosine bases?

(1) 780

(2) 1560

(3) 740

(4) 1480

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Some of the steps of DNA fingerprinting are given below. Identify their correct sequence from the options given.

A. Electrophoresis of DNA fragments

B. Hybridisation with DNA probe

C. Digestion of DNA by restriction endonucleases

D. Autoradiography

E. Blotting of NDA fragments to nitrocellulose membrane

(1) C – A – B – E – D

(2) C – A – E – B – D

(3) A – E – C – B – D

(4) A – C – E – D – B

Subtopic:  DNA Fingerprinting |
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If the sequence of bases in the coding strand of a double stranded DNA is 5’-GTTCGAGTC-3’, the sequence of bases in its transcript will be

(1) 5’-GACUCGAAC-3’

(2) 5’-CAAGCUCAG-3’

(3) 5’-GUUCGAGUC-3’

(4) 5’-CUGAGCUUG-3’

Subtopic:  Transcription:II | Transcription |
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Refer to the given figure and select the correct option regarding its parts labelled as A, B and C.

(1) A-Histone octamer, C-DNA

(2) B-H1 histone, C-Histone octamer

(3) A-H1 histone, B-DNA

(4) A-Histone octamer, C-H1 histone

Subtopic:  DNA Packaging |
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Match the triplet codons listed in column I with their amino acids mentioned in column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

  Column I

   Column II

A. GGG

(i) Proline

B. UUU

(ii) Glycine

C. CCC

(iii) Arginine

D. AAA

(iv) Phenylalanine

 

(v) Lysine

(1) A-(v), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(ii)

(2) A-(v), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(iv)

(3) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(v)

(4) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code |
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Match the following column

Column I

Column II

I. Multigenes

(i) transposons

II. Inducible genes

(ii) insulin

III. Overlapping genes

(iii) B, E and k in ϕ × 174

IV. Structural genes

(iv) snRNA

 

(v) globin gene

 

(vi) nitrate reductase

 

I

II

III

IV

(1)

(i)

(iii)

(v)

(ii)

(2)

(v)

(vi)

(iii)

(ii)

(3)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(i)

(4)

(i)

(ii)

(v)

(vi)

 

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The premature termination of polypeptide synthesis due to stop codon can be overcome via compensatory mutation in tRNA. This genetic phenomenon is called

(1) extragenic suppression

(2) intragenic suppression

(3) codon bias

(4) true reversion

Subtopic:  Translation Mechanism |
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Suppose, evolution on earth had occurred in such a way that there are 96 amino acids instead of 20. DNA has 12 different types of bases and DNA synthesis occurs in the same way as today. The minimum number of bases per DNA codon would be

(1) 12

(2) 8

(3) 2

(4) 3

Subtopic:  The DNA | Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code |
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Radioactive thymidene is fed to cells about to enter S-phase. It will make radioactive

(1) euchromatin

(2) heterochromatin

(3) Both (1) and (2)

(4) neither euchromatin nor heterochromatin

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What would happen, if in a gene encoding a polypeptide of 50 amino acids, 25th codon (UAU) is mutated to UAA?

(1) A polypeptide of 49 amino acids will be formed

(2) A polypeptide of 25 amino acids will be formed

(3) A polypeptide of 24 amino acids will be formed

(4) Two polypeptides of 24 and 25 amino acids will be formed

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: III | Translation | Genetic Code |
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