Which of the following is the initiation codon:

1. UAG

2. AUC

3. AUG

4. CCU

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: III |
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The method of DNA replication in which two strands of DNA separate and synthesize new strands is called:

1. Dispersive

2. Conservative

3. Semiconservative

4. Non-conservative

Subtopic:  DNA Replication: I |
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Which of the following is correct about H-bonding in nucleotide:
1.  A–T G–C
2.  A–G T–C
3.  G–T A–C
4.  A–A T–T

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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Chargaff's rule states that in an organism:

1. The amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of thymine (T) and the amount of guanine (G) is equal to that of cytosine (C).
2. The amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of guanine (G) and the amount of thymine (T) is equal to that of cytosine (C).
3. The amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of cytosine (C) and the amount of thymine (T) is equal to that of guanine (G).
4. Amounts of all bases are equal.

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids:

1. 20 2. 64
3. 61 4. 60
Subtopic:  Genetic Code: III |
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What does "lac" refer to in what we call the lac operon:

1. Lactose

2. Lactase

3. Lac insect

4. The number 1,00,000

Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Lac Operon |
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During transcription, the DNA site at which RNA polymerase binds is called:

1. Promoter 2. Regulator
3. Receptor 4. Enhancer
Subtopic:  Transcription: III |
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Which one of the following triplet codes, is correctly matched with its specificity for an amino acid in protein synthesis or as a 'start' or 'stop' codon:

1. UCG – Start

2. UUU – Stop

3. UGU – Leucine

4. UAC – Tyrosine

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: III |
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In Negative operon:
1.  Inducer binds with repressor
2.  Co-repressor does not bind with repressor
3.  Corepressor binds with inducer
4.  CAMP has a negative effect on the lac operon

Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Lac Operon |
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Due to the discovery of which of the following in 1980, the evolution was termed as RNA world?

1. m-RNA, t-RNA- rRNA synthesize proteins
2. In some viruses, RNA is the genetic material
3. RNA has enzymatic property
4. RNA is not found in all cells
Subtopic:  DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material |
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