All the following are stop codons except:
1. UAA 2. UGA
3. UAG 4. UAC

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How many of the given statements regarding DNA double helix are correct?
I: Two strands have anti-parallel polarity
II: Bases in two strands are linked by Hydrogen bonds
III: Two chains are coiled in a left handed fashion
IV: Pitch of the helix is 3.4 nm
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
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How many of the given statements regarding the human genome are true?
I: The human genome contains 3164.7 million bp.
II: The largest known human gene is dystrophin, at 2.4 million bases.
III: Almost all (99.9 percent) nucleotide bases are exactly the same in all people.
IV: The functions are unknown for over 50 percent of the discovered genes.
V: More than 98 percent of the genome codes for proteins.
 
1. 2 2. 3
3. 4 4. 5
Subtopic:  Human Genome Project |
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Which amino acid is coded for by the mRNA codon UGG?
1. None; It is a stop codon 2. Glutamic acid
3. Valine 4. Tryptophan
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: rRNA has a structural role in living organisms.
Statement II: rRNA acts as the adapter molecule during the flow of genetic information in a  cell.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
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Assertion (A):  Only one of the two DNA strands serves as a template for transcription.
Reason (R): The other strand is called the coding strand.
 
1.  Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A)
3. (A) is True, (R) is False
4. (A) is False, (R) is False
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What facilitates the opening of the helix in order to allow continued elongation of transcription? 
1. RNA polymerase 
2. DNA polymerase 
3. DNA helicase 
4. DNA ligase

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Consider the following two statements:
Griffith discovered 
A: DNA, and not protein, is the genetic material. 
B: The process of bacterial transformation. 
1. Only A is correct.
2. Only B is correct.
3. Both A and B are correct.
4. Neither A nor B are correct.

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Consider the following two statements:

A: The genetic code is degenerate. 
B: The genetic code is ambiguous. 

 

1. Only A is correct. 
2. Only B is correct. 
3. Both A and B are correct. 
4. Both A and B are incorrect. 
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Consider the following two statements:
DNA is a better molecule for storage of genetic information than RNA because
A: DNA is capable of making its own replica, while RNA cannot make its own replica.
B: DNA is structurally more stable and chemically more inert than RNA.
 
1. Only A is correct.
2. Only B is correct. 
3. Both A and B are correct.
4. Both A and B are incorrect.
Subtopic:  DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material |
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