What is not true for genetic code?

1. A codon in mRNA is read in non-contiguous fashion

2. It is nearly universal

3. It is degenerate

4. It is unambiguous

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code: II | Genetic Code |
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In the DNA molecule:
1. The total amount of purine nucleotides and pyrimidine nucleotides
is not always equal
2. There are two strands, which run parallel in the 5' → 3’ direction
3. The proportion of adenine in relation to thymine varies with the organism
4. There are two strands, which run antiparallel - one in 5' → 3’ direction
and the other in 3’→ 5’
Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the particular amino acid?

1. GUU, GCU - Alanine

2. UAG, UGA - Stop

3. AUG, ACG - Start/methionine

4. UUA, UCA -Leucine

Subtopic:  Genetic Code: I | Genetic Code: II | Genetic Code |
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Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?

1. Thymine, Uracil - Pyrimidines
2. Uracil, Cytosine - Pyrimidines
3. Guanine, Adenine - Purines
4. Adenine, Thymine - Purines

Subtopic:  The DNA | DNA Double Helix |
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The length of the DNA molecule greatly exceeds the dimensions of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. How is this DNA accommodated?

1. Deletion of non-essential genes

2. Super-coiling in nucleosomes

3. DNAse digestion

4. Through the elimination of repetitive DNA

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix | DNA Packaging |
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Differentiation of organs and tissues in a developing organism is associated with:

1. developmental mutations

2. differential expression of genes

3. lethal mutations

4. deletion of a gene

Subtopic:  Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes |
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The two polynucleotide chains in DNA are:

1. parallel

2. discontinuous

3. antiparallel

4. semiconservative

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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Amino acid sequence, in protein synthesis is decided by the sequence of:

1. t-RNA

2. m-RNA

3. c-DNA

4. r-RNA

Subtopic:  Transcription: I | Transcription:II | Transcription |
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One turn of the helix in a B-form DNA is approximately:

1. 20 nm 2. 0.34 nm
3. 3.4 nm 4. 2 nm
Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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Antiparallel strands of a DNA molecule mean that:

1. one strand turns anti-clockwise
2. the phosphate groups of two DNA strands,
at their ends, share the same position
3. the phosphate groups at the start of two DNA
strands are in opposite positions (pole)
4. one strand turns clockwise

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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