Q. No.| (a) | Euchromatin is loosely packed chromatin. |
| (b) | Heterochromatin is transcriptionally active. |
| (c) | Histone octomer is wrapped by negatively charged DNA in nucleosome. |
| (d) | Histones are rich in lysine and arginine. |
| (e) | A typical nucleosome contains 400 bp of DNA helix. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. (a), (c), (e) only
2. (b), (d), (e) only
3. (a), (c), (d) only
4. (b), (e) only
One of the strands of double stranded DNA has base composition as follows: 15% A, 15% T, 40%G and 30%C. What will be the percentage of these bases in the complementary strand ?
1. 15% A, 15% T, 30% G , 40% C
2. 15% A, 30% T, 40% G , 15% C
3. 15% A, 15% T, 40% G , 30% C
4. 15% A, 40% T, 15% G , 30% C
1. 1
2. 3
3. 2.5
4. 2
Complete the flow chart on central dogma
| 1. | (a) - Replication; (b) - Transcription; (c) - Translation; (d) - Protein |
| 2. | (a) - Transduction; (b) - Translation; (c) - Replication; (d) - Protein |
| 3. | (a) - Replication; (b) - Transcription; (c) - Transduction; (d) - Protein |
| 4. | (a) - Transcription; (b) - Replication; (c) - Transcription; (d) - Transduction |
If Adenine makes 30% of the DNA molecule, what will be the percentage of Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine in it?
| 1. | T:30 ; G:20 ; C:20 | 2. | T:20 ; G:25 ; C:25 |
| 3. | T:20 ; G:30 ; C:20 | 4. | T:20 ; G:20 ; C:30 |
If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0.34 nm and the total number of base pairs of a DNA double helix in a typical mammalian cell is bp, then the length of the DNA is approximately:
| 1. | 2.5 meters | 2. | 2.2 meters |
| 3. | 2.7 meters | 4. | 2.0 meters |
Which of the following statements is correct?
1. Adenine pairs with thymine through one H-bond.
2. Adenine pairs with thymine through three H-bonds.
3. Adenine does not pair with thymine.
4. Adenine pairs with thymine through two H-bonds.
In the polynucleotide chain of DNA, a nitrogenous base is linked to the –OH of:
| 1. | 2'C pentose sugar | 2. | 3'C pentose sugar |
| 3. | 5'C pentose sugar | 4. | 1'C pentose sugar |
What will be the sequence of mRNA produced by the following stretch of DNA?
3' ATGCATGCATGCATG 5' TEMPLATE STRAND
5' TACGTACGTACGTAC 3' CODING STRAND
1. 3' AUGCAUGCAUGCAUG 5'
2. 5' UACGUACGUACGUAC 3'
3. 3' UACGUACGUACGUAC 5'
4. 5' AUGCAUGCAUGCAUG 3'
Which one of the following is not applicable to RNA?
1. Complementary base pairing
2. 5' phosphoryl and 3' hydroxyl ends
3. Heterocyclic nitrogenous bases
4. Chargaff's rule
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