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Which one of the following is the correct statement?
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Correct option: A
CsCl\mathrm{CsCl} is used in Meselson and Stahl experiment
Option A (CsCl\mathrm{CsCl} is used in Meselson and Stahl experiment) is correct because Cesium chloride (CsCl) density gradient centrifugation was used by Meselson and Stahl to separate DNA molecules of different densities.
152 Medium
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A bacterium grown over medium having radioactive 35S^{35}S incorporates radioactivity in
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Correct option: B
Proteins
Option B (Proteins) is correct because sulfur is a component of some amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. Therefore, a bacterium grown in a medium with radioactive 35S^{35}S will incorporate it into its proteins.
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Which of the following is word as probe?
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Correct option: D
ss RNA tagged with a radioactive molecule
Option D (ss RNA tagged with a radioactive molecule) is correct because single-stranded RNA tagged with a radioactive molecule can be used as a probe to hybridize with complementary sequences.
154 Medium
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What type of viruses are produced after the death of EE. coli, if a T2T_2 phage having radioactive sulfur infects bacteria growing on normal nutrient medium?
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Correct option: C
Non-radioactive capsid as well as genome
Option C (Non-radioactive capsid as well as genome) is correct because the E. coli are growing on a normal nutrient medium, so the newly synthesized viral components will not be radioactive.
155 Medium
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In prokaryotes, the process of replication is catalysed by the following enzymes. Identify which of the enzymes is best coordinate with role.
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Correct option: D
Primase – Synthesises RNA primers
Option D is correct because Primase synthesizes RNA primers, which are essential for initiating DNA synthesis.
156 Medium
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Choose the incorrect statement w.r.t. structure of DNA proposed by Watson and Crick.
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Correct option: D
Adenine pairs with thymine by three hydrogen bonds and guanine pairs with cytosine by two hydrogen bonds
Option D is the incorrect statement because adenine pairs with thymine by two hydrogen bonds and guanine pairs with cytosine by three hydrogen bonds.
157 Hard
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The concept of transforming principle was first established by _____ using the bacterium ______.
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Correct option: C
Fredrick Griffith, Streptococcus pneumoniae
Option C (Fredrick Griffith, Streptococcus pneumoniae) is correct because Fredrick Griffith first established the concept of the transforming principle using Streptococcus pneumoniae.
158 Medium
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One E.coli bacterium contains a hybrid DNA with one heavy N15\mathrm{N}^{15} strand and one light N14\mathrm{N}^{14} strand. It was allowed to replicate for 3 hours in a medium containing N15\mathrm{N}^{15}. What proportion of E.coli which will neither float nor sink in the test tube on ultra-centrifugation with CsCl\mathrm{CsCl} ?
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Correct option: B
one out of 292^9
Option B (one out of 292^9) is correct because after 3 hours (9 generations), there will be 292^9 bacteria, and only the original hybrid DNA will remain hybrid, while all others will be 15N^{15}N DNA.
159 Easy
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A technique which uses electric field to separate negatively charged DNA molecules is
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Correct option: B
Electrophoresis
Option B is correct because electrophoresis uses an electric field to separate molecules based on their size and charge, with negatively charged DNA moving towards the positive electrode.
160 Easy
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Which of the following forms the basis of DNA finger printing?
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Correct option: B
Satellite DNA occurring as highly repeated short DNA segments.
Option B (Satellite DNA occurring as highly repeated short DNA segments) is correct because DNA fingerprinting relies on the variability in the number of short, repeated DNA sequences.
161 Easy
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Complete the analogy
DNA: Thymine:: RNA: __________
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Correct option: A
Uracil
Option A (Uracil) is correct because Uracil replaces Thymine in RNA.
162 Easy
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Griffith injected a combination of live R-type and heat killed S-type Streptococcus pneumoniae in mice. During this experiment
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Correct option: C
Living non-pathogenic cells had changed to virulent form
Option C (Living non-pathogenic cells had changed to virulent form) is correct because the live R-type bacteria were transformed into virulent S-type bacteria.
163 Medium
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Which of the following is similar in DNA of elephant and mango tree
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Correct option: B
Type of nucleotide
Option B (Type of nucleotide) is correct because all DNA, regardless of the organism, is composed of the same four types of nucleotides: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.
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Histones are
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Correct option: C
Basic proteins
Option C (Basic proteins) is correct because histones are rich in lysine and arginine, which are basic amino acids.
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Largest known human gene and number of bases
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Correct option: D
Dystrophin, 2.4×1062.4 \times 10^6 bases
Option D is correct because the largest known human gene is the dystrophin gene, which contains approximately 2.4 million bases.
166 Medium
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A DNA strand with the sequence AACGTAACG is transcribed. What is the sequence of the mRNA molecule synthesized?
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Correct option: B
UUGCAUUGC
Option B (UUGCAUUGC) is correct because during transcription, the mRNA sequence is complementary to the DNA template strand, with Uracil (U) replacing Thymine (T).
167 Medium
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In a DNA molecule, distance between two based is
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Correct option: D
0.34 nm/3.4Å
Option D (0.34 nm/3.4Å) is correct because the distance between two adjacent base pairs in a DNA molecule is 0.34 nm or 3.4 Angstroms.
168 Hard
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Which of the following is most abundant in human DNA?
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Correct option: B
Non-coding DNA
Option B (Non-coding DNA) is correct because the majority of human DNA is non-coding, including introns, regulatory sequences, and repetitive sequences.
169 Easy
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Initiation codon of protein synthesis (in eukaryotes) is
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Correct option: D
AUG
Option D (AUG) is correct because AUG is the initiation codon for protein synthesis in eukaryotes.
170 Medium
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What is not true for genetic code?
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Correct option: A
A codon in mRNA is read in a non – contiguous fashion
Option A (A codon in mRNA is read in a non – contiguous fashion) is correct because codons are read in a contiguous, or sequential, manner.
171 Hard
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Which of the following have ds DNA?
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Correct option: D
Both (1) and (2)
Option D (Both (1) and (2)) is correct because both bacteriophages and eukaryotes can have double-stranded DNA as their genetic material.
172 Medium
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The net electric charge on DNA and histones is?
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Correct option: C
Negative and Positive
Option C (Negative and Positive) is correct because DNA is negatively charged due to the phosphate groups, while histones are positively charged due to the presence of basic amino acids.
173 Easy
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Avery, Mc Carty and Macleod fractionated bacteria into
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Correct option: A
DNA, RNA and proteins
Option A (DNA, RNA and proteins) is correct because Avery, McCarty, and MacLeod fractionated bacteria into these three components.
174 Medium
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To code 50 amino acids in a poly peptide chain what will be the minimum number of nucleotides in it’s cistron
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Correct option: C
306
Option D (300) is incorrect. The correct answer is 153, because each amino acid is coded by 3 nucleotides, and there must be a stop codon (3 nucleotides). Therefore, 50 * 3 + 3 = 153.
175 Medium
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If a DNA sequence is same as that of a mRNA copy that is translated into protein, it is called
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Correct option: A
Sense
Option A (Sense) is correct because a sense sequence has the same sequence as the mRNA that is translated.
176 Medium
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Choose the odd one w.r.t. requirement of DNA replication on template with polarity 3′→5′3^{\prime} \rightarrow 5^{\prime}.
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Correct option: C
DNA ligase
Option A (DNA dependent RNA polymerase) is correct because DNA ligase is involved in joining DNA fragments, while DNA dependent RNA polymerase is not directly required for replication on a 3' to 5' template.
177 Medium
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How many amino acids will be present in a polypeptide chain when genetic information flows from the following stretch of DNA?

3' TACCATGC ATGCATC 5' Template strand

5' ATGCGTACG TACGTAG 3' Coding strand
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Correct option: B
4
Option B (4) is correct because the mRNA sequence transcribed from the template strand is 5' AUG CGU ACG UAC GUA 3', which codes for 4 amino acids (Met-Arg-Thr-Tyr).
178 Hard
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In eukaryotes, functioning of which RNA polymerase provides a template for polypeptide synthesis
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Correct option: C
RNA polymerase II
Option C (RNA polymerase II) is correct because in eukaryotes, RNA polymerase II transcribes mRNA, which serves as the template for polypeptide synthesis (translation).
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Statements
I. The four nucleotide bases are not necessarily present in DNA in exact equal
proportions.
II. The total amount of purines are equal to the total amount of pyrimidines.
III. DNA ligase enzyme act to hydrolyse or breakdown a polynucleotide chain into
its component nucleotides.
IV. Nuclease enzymes are capable of restoring an intact DNA duplex.
Of the above statements
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Correct option: D
I and II are correct but III and IV are wrong
Option D is correct because statements I and II are true according to Chargaff's rules, while statements III and IV are false regarding the function of DNA ligase and nucleases.
180 Easy
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Select the correct statements about sickle cell
anaemia.

(A) There is a change in gene for beta globin.

(B) In the beta globin, there is valine in the place of
Lysine.

(C) It is an example of point mutation.

(D) In the normal gene U is replaced by A.

Choose the correct answer from the options given
below:
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Correct option: D
(A) and (C) only
Option D ((A) and (C) only) is correct because sickle cell anemia involves a change in the beta-globin gene and is an example of a point mutation.
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