Heterochromatin:

A. Is more densely packed      B. Is stains dark

C. Is transcriptionally active    D. Is transcriptionally inactive

(1) A, C                

(2) A, B, C, D        

(3) B, C, D            

(4) A, B, D

In prokaryotes, gene regulation occurs at the level of:

(1) Transcription                               

(2) Translation

(3) Post transcription                         

(4) Post translation

In eukaryotes the gene expression is regulated at:
A. Transcriptional level
B. Processing level
C. Transport of mRNA from nucleus to the cytoplasm
D. Translational level
(1) A, C               

(2) A, B, C, D                 

(3) B, C, D                     

(4) A, B, C

In 1953, James Watson and F. Crick proposed the Double Helix model of DNA and got Nobel Prize. Their model of DNA was based on:
A. X-ray diffraction of DNA produced by M. Wilkins and R. Franklin
B. Griffith’s experiment.
C. Hershey - Chase experiment
D. Chargaff’s rule of base equivalence (A + G / T + C = 1)

(1) A, D             
(2) A, B, C, D           
(3) B, C, D             
(4) A, B, C

Column-I                           Column-II
I. Termination                    A. Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
II. Translation                    B. Okazaki fragments
III. Transcription                C. GTP dependent release factor
IV. DNA replication            D. RNA polymerase
The correct match is:
(1) I - B, II - A, III - C, IV - D           

(2) I - C, II - A, III - D, IV - B

(3) I - D, II - C, III - A, IV - B           

(4) I - B, II - C, III - A, IV - D

In chromosome, DNA is associated with:

A. Negatively charged proteins       B. Positively charged proteins

C. Neutral proteins                        D. NHC protein

(1) B, D                

(2) A, B, C, D        

(3) B, C, D            

(4) A, B, C

DNA polymerase:
A. Is the main enzyme for RNA synthesis
B. Is DNA dependent DNA polymerizing enzyme
C. Is a highly efficient enzyme
D. Is catalyzes a reaction with a high degree of accuracy
(1) C, D             

(2) A, B, C, D               

(3) B, C, D             

(4) A, B, C

The difference(s) between mRNA and tRNA is / are that:
A. mRNA has more elaborated 3-dimensional structure due to extensive base-pairing.
B. tRNA has more elaborated 3-dimensional structure due to extensive pairing.
C. tRNA is usually smaller than mRNA.
D. mRNA bears anticodon but tRNA has codons.
(1) A, C                   

(2) A, B, C, D                 

(3) B, C                   

(4) A, B, C

In one polynucleotide chain of a DNA molecule the ratio of A + T / G + C is 0.3. What is the A + G / T + C ratio of the entire DNA molecule:

(1) 0.3                 

(2) 0.6                 

(3) 1.2                 

(4) 1