What defines a coding and a template strand in the transcription unit?

1. Structural gene 2. Ori
3. Terminator 4. Promoter

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The DNA dependent polymerases catalyze:

1. Only in 3’ – 5’ direction
2. Only in 5’ – 3’ direction
3. In both directions
4. In neither directions

Subtopic:  DNA Replication: I |
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DNA is structurally and chemically more stable than RNA because of the following except:

1. It has thymine instead of uracil
2. 2’ –OH is absent in DNA
3. It replicates itself based on complementary base pairing
4. It does not have any catalytic role

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Who proposed a semi-conservative mode of replication for DNA?

1. Watson and Crick 2. Meselson and Stahl
3. Hershey and Chase 4. Beadle and Tatum

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A transcription unit does not contain:

1. Promoter 2. Operator
3. Structural gene 4. Terminator

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DNA was first identified by:

1.Friedrich Meischer2.Phoebus Levene
3.Linus Pauling4.Erwin Chargaff

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The discontinuously synthesized DNA fragments are later joined by:

1. DNA helicase 2. Topoisomerase
3. DNA ligase 4. DNA polymerase
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Which of the following RNAs plays both structural and catalytic roles?

1. mRNA 2. tRNA
3. rRNA 4. miRNA
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If E.coli was allowed to grow for 80 minutes after transfer from 15N to 14N medium, the number of hybrid density DNA molecules would be:

1.22.16
3.144.8

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In eukaryotes, the sequences that appear in mature or processed mRNA are called:

1. Introns 2. Cistrons
3. Exons 4. Mutons
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