Consider the following statements:

I: In prokaryotes, control of the rate of transcriptional initiation is the predominant site for control of gene expression.
II: Regulation of lac operon by CAP is referred to as negative regulation.
III: The inducer of the lac operon is lactose.

Which of the above statements are true?

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II, and III

Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Lac Operon |
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Consider the following statements:

I: The cellular factory responsible for synthesizing proteins is the ribosome.
II: The ribosome also acts as a catalyst for the formation of a peptide bond.
III: The UTRs (untranslated regions) in an mRNA are not required for translation.

Which of the above statements are true?

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II, and III
Subtopic:  Translation |
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Which of the following cannot be inferred from the information given in the following diagram?
 

1. The DNA from the crime scene matches that of individual B
2. VNTRs are hypervariable
3. The larger fragments remain near the point of introduction in the gel electrophoresis
4. The smaller chromosomes in the human genome have smaller repeats of VNTR
Subtopic:  DNA Fingerprinting |
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Study the diagram given below and choose the correct information that can be deduced:
   

1. The core RNA polymerase is capable of catalyzing elongation only.
2. Sigma factor and Rho factor are needed for the termination of transcription.
3. DNA Helicase opens the strand of the DNA.
4. Both strands of DNA are transcribed by the same RNA polymerase.

Subtopic:  Transcription: I |
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Consider the transcription unit given in the following diagram and choose the correct statements:
  

I: The promoter on the template is situated upstream and 5’ to the structural gene.
II: It is the presence of the structural gene that defines the template strand.
III: The coding strand does not code for anything and is displaced during transcription.
 
1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  Transcription |
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Study the results of the Meselson and Stahl experiment. What theoretically possible mode of DNA replication can be excluded after one round of replication?
 

 
1. Conservative 2. Semiconservative
3. Disruptive 4. Both 1 and 3

Subtopic:  DNA Replication |
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Consider the following statements:

I. Deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates act as substrates as well as provide energy for polymerization reaction during DNA replication.
II. The replication of DNA is both semiconservative and semi-discontinuous
III. In bacterial DNA replication, there are multiple ori and replication fork moving bi-directionally

Which of the above statements are true?

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II and III
Subtopic:  DNA Replication: I | DNA Replication: II | DNA Replication |
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Consider the following statements:

I: The VNTRs belong to a class of satellite DNA called as mini-satellite.
II: Southern blotting is the transfer of DNA fragments to a filter cellulose membrane.
III: VNTRs are used in DNA fingerprinting as they do not show any variations and are not inherited.


Which of the above statements are true?

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II, and III

Subtopic:  DNA Fingerprinting |
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Consider the following statements:

I: The unequivocal proof of DNA being the genetic material was given by Hershey and Chase.
II: Meselson and Stahl proposed that DNA replication is semi-conservative.
III: Beadle and Tatum proposed the one -gene - one - enzyme hypothesis.


Which of the above statements are true?

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only  4. I, II, and III
Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material: II | DNA Replication |
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Consider the following statements:

I: All the reference point while defining a transcription unit is made with the coding strand.
II: It is the presence of a promoter in a transcription unit that also defines the template and coding strands.
III: Exons are said to be sequences that do not appear in mature or processed RNA.

Which of the above statements are true?

1. I and II only 2. I and III only
3. II and III only 4. I, II, and III
Subtopic:  Transcription |
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