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.

Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material |
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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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Which of the following experiments in molecular biology unequivocally showed that DNA is the genetic material in bacteriophages?
1. Meselson-Stahl experiment
2. Hershey-Chase experiment 
3. Delbrück-Luria experiment
4. Beadle-Tatum experiment
Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material |
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Which subunit of the RNA polymerase holoenzyme allows it to initiate the process of transcription?
1. Rho 2. Sigma
3. Omega 4. Epsilon
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In a tRNA molecule, the attachment site for an amino acid is located:
1. At its 3' end 
2. At its 5' end
3. In the anticodon loop
4. In the DHU loop
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