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 Crick2.Meselson and Stahl
3.Hershey and Chase4.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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The discontinuously synthesized DNA fragments are later joined by:

1. DNA helicase 2. Topoisomerase
3. DNA ligase 4. DNA polymerase

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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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What radioactive isotope was used by Meselson and Stahl to label DNA in their experiment?

1. 35S 2. 15N
3. 32P 4. None

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Which of the following acts as the substrate and provides energy for DNA replication?

1. Dideoxyribonucleoside triphospahtes
2. Ribonucleoside triphosphates
3. Deoxyribonucleoside triphospahtes
4. Deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates

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Which of the following is not a stop codon?

1. UAA 2. UGA
3. UAC  4. UAG

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code: II | Genetic Code: III |
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A segment of DNA coding for a polypeptide is most accurately defined as:

1. Operon 2. Gene
3. Recon 4. Cistron
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