Heat-killed S form Streptococcus extract treated with proteases is mixed with live R form Streptococcus cells and injected into living mice. What is most likely to happen?
1. | The mice would live. |
2. | The mice would die. |
3. | The mice's blood would have dead R cells. |
4. | A new strain of Streptococcus will be present in mice. |
Nucleic acids are polymers of:
1. | Nucleosides | 2. | Nucleotides |
3. | Amino acids | 4. | Polypeptides |
Transcriptionally, active chromatin is termed as:
1. | Heterochromatin | 2. | Euchromatin |
3. | Prechromatin | 4. | Prochromatin |
In a strand of nucleic acid, two nucleotides are linked together by:
1. 3’ – 5’ phosphodiester bond
2. 5’ – 3’ phosphodiester bond
3. 2’ – 5’ phosphodiester bond
4. 3’ – 1’ phosphodiester bond
In Griffith's experiment, which of the following bacterial strains was capable of causing pneumonia in mice?
1. | Live R |
2. | Bacteria strain with polysaccharide coat |
3. | Heat Killed S |
4. | Live R with capsule and Heat Killed S |
What facilitates the opening of the helix during the elongation step of transcription?
1. | RNA polymerase | 2. | Helicase |
3. | Topoisomerase | 4. | Gyrase |
The repressor of the lac operon is:
1. | Lactose itself | 2. | A steroid |
3. | Synthesized constitutively | 4. | A product of structural gene |
The base pairing in a double stranded DNA is correctly described as:
1. | Similar | 2. | Identical |
3. | Complementary | 4. | Synergistic |
In a transcription unit, RNA polymerase binds to:
1. | Ori | 2. | Promoter |
3. | Operator | 4. | Structural gene |
The distance between a base pair in the DNA double helix is approximately:
1. | 2.0 nm | 2. | 0.34 nm |
3. | 20 nm | 4. | 3.4 nm |