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 |
Transcription and translation can be coupled in:
1. | Bacteria | 2. | Yeast |
3. | Plants | 4. | Animals |
In some viruses, the flow of genetic information is from RNA to DNA. These viruses are:
1. | Reverse transcriptases | 2. | Reoviruses |
3. | Ribozymes | 4. | Retroviruses |
In a transcription unit, with respect to structural genes, the promoter is located:
1. | Upstream and 5’ | 2. | Upstream and 3’ |
3. | Downstream and 5’ | 3. | Downstream and 3’ |
Which of the following codons has a dual role in the genetic code?
1. | AUG | 2. | GUG |
3. | CUG | 4. | UUG |
Frederick Griffith discovered:
1. | DNA is the genetic material |
2. | RNA can be the genetic material |
3. | Streptococcus has two strains |
4. | Bacterial transformation |
In Avery, Macleod, and McCarty's experiment, the transformation of bacteria was inhibited by:
1. | Proteases | 2. | RNase |
3. | DNAs | 4. | None of these |
Which of the following is a pyrimidine base found in DNA?
1. | Adenine | 2. | Guanine |
3. | Uracil | 4. | Cytosine |