Consider the following statements:
I: | In prokaryotes, control of the rate of transcriptional initiation is the predominant site for control of gene expression. |
II: | Regulation of lac operon by CAP is referred to as negative regulation. |
III: | The inducer of the lac operon is lactose. |
Which of the above statements are true?
1. | I and II only | 2. | I and III only |
3. | II and III only | 4. | I, II, and III |
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Consider the following statements:
I: | All the reference point while defining a transcription unit is made with the coding strand. |
II: | It is the presence of a promoter in a transcription unit that also defines the template and coding strands. |
III: | Exons are said to be sequences that do not appear in mature or processed RNA. |
Which of the above statements are true?
1. | I and II only | 2. | I and III only |
3. | II and III only | 4. | I, II, and III |
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The DNA profiles below represent four different individuals. Which of the following statements is consistent with the results?
1. B is the child of A and C.
2. C is the child of A and B.
3. D is the child of B and C.
4. A is the child of B and C.
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Heat-killed S form Streptococcus extract treated with proteases is mixed with live R form Streptococcus cells and injected into living mice. What is most likely to happen?
1. | The mice would live. |
2. | The mice would die. |
3. | The mice's blood would have dead R cells. |
4. | A new strain of Streptococcus will be present in mice. |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of:
1. | Nucleosides | 2. | Nucleotides |
3. | Amino acids | 4. | Polypeptides |
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Transcriptionally, active chromatin is termed as:
1. | Heterochromatin | 2. | Euchromatin |
3. | Prechromatin | 4. | Prochromatin |
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In a strand of nucleic acid, two nucleotides are linked together by:
1. 3’ – 5’ phosphodiester bond
2. 5’ – 3’ phosphodiester bond
3. 2’ – 5’ phosphodiester bond
4. 3’ – 1’ phosphodiester bond
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In Griffith's experiment, which of the following bacterial strains was capable of causing pneumonia in mice?
1. | Live R |
2. | Bacteria strain with polysaccharide coat |
3. | Heat Killed S |
4. | Live R with capsule and Heat Killed S |
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What facilitates the opening of the helix during the elongation step of transcription?
1. | RNA polymerase | 2. | Helicase |
3. | Topoisomerase | 4. | Gyrase |
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The repressor of the lac operon is:
1. | Lactose itself | 2. | A steroid |
3. | Synthesized constitutively | 4. | A product of structural gene |
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