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Q. No.Which of the following is not a property of the genetic code?
1. Non-overlapping
2. Ambiguous
3. Degeneracy
4. Universal
Subtopic: Genetic Code |
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Subtopic: DNA Fingerprinting |
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Why is a capsule advantageous to a bacterium?
| 1. | It protects the bacterium from desiccation |
| 2. | It provides means of locomotion |
| 3. | It allows the bacterium to "hide" from the host's immune system. |
| 4. | It allows the bacterium to attach to the surface |
Subtopic: Search for Genetic Material:I |
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The figure gives an important concept in the genetic implication of DNA. Fill in the blanks A, B and C.
1. A - Maurice Wilkins B - transcription C - translation
2. A - James Watson B - replication C - extension
3. A - Erwin Chargaff B - translation C - replication
4. A - Francis Crick B - translation C - transcription
Subtopic: DNA Double Helix | DNA Replication |
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In an inducible operon, the genes are:
1. usually not expressed unless a signal turns them "on"
2. usually expressed unless a signal turns them "off"
3. never expressed
4. always expressed
1. usually not expressed unless a signal turns them "on"
2. usually expressed unless a signal turns them "off"
3. never expressed
4. always expressed
Subtopic: Gene Regulation: Lac Operon |
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One of the most frequently used techniques in DNA fingerprinting is:
1. VNTR
2. SSCP
3. SCAR
4. AFLP
1. VNTR
2. SSCP
3. SCAR
4. AFLP
Subtopic: DNA Fingerprinting |
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The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic material came from the studies on:
| 1. | Bacterial virus | 2. | Bacterium |
| 3. | Fungus | 4. | Viroid |
Subtopic: Search for Genetic Material |
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In the history of biology, the human genome project led to the development of:
1. Biosystematics
2. Biotechnology
3. Biomonitoring
4. Bioinformatics
Subtopic: Human Genome Project |
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The 3'-5' phosphodiester linkages inside a polynucleotide chain serve to join:
| 1. | One nucleoside with another nucleoside |
| 2. | One nucleotide with another nucleotide |
| 3. | One nitrogenous base with pentose sugar |
| 4. | One DNA strand with the other DNA strand |
Subtopic: The DNA |
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Which one of the following statements about the particular entity is true:
| 1. | The gene for producing insulin is present in every body cell |
| 2. | Nucleosome is formed of nucleotides |
| 3. | DNA consists of a core of eight histones |
| 4. | Centromere is found in animals cells, which produces aster during cell division |
Subtopic: DNA Packaging |
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