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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Living beings maintain continuity of life by:
 

1. Adaptation
2. DNA–replication and its transfer in the next generation
3. RNA synthesis
4. None of the above
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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During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is needed in: 

1. Formation of formyl-met-tRNA
2. Binding of 30S subunit of the ribosome with mRNA
3. Association of 30 S-mRNA with formyl met-tRNA
4. Association of 50 S subunit of the ribosome with the initiation complex
Subtopic:  Translation Mechanism |
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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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Degeneration of a genetic code is attributed to the:

1. First member of a codon

2. Second member of a codon

3. Entire codon

4. Third member of a codon

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: III |
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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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