DNA was first identified by:
1. | Friedrich Meischer | 2. | Phoebus Levene |
3. | Linus Pauling | 4. | Erwin Chargaff |
The discontinuously synthesized DNA fragments are later joined by:
1. | DNA helicase | 2. | Topoisomerase |
3. | DNA ligase | 4. | DNA polymerase |
Which of the following RNAs plays both structural and catalytic roles?
1. | mRNA | 2. | tRNA |
3. | rRNA | 4. | miRNA |
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. | 2 | 2. | 16 |
3. | 14 | 4. | 8 |
In eukaryotes, the sequences that appear in mature or processed mRNA are called:
1. | Introns | 2. | Cistrons |
3. | Exons | 4. | Mutons |
Whose cell free system finally helped the genetic code to be deciphered?
1. | Gamow | 2. | Severo Ochoa |
3. | Hargobind Khorana | 4. | Marshall Nirenberg |
Which of the following would be nucleoside found only in RNA?
1. | Thymidine | 2. | Cytidine |
3. | Uridine | 4. | Adenosine |
Which of the following is not a stop codon?
1. | UAA | 2. | UGA |
3. | UAC | 4. | UAG |
A segment of DNA coding for a polypeptide is most accurately defined as:
1. | Operon | 2. | Gene |
3. | Recon | 4. | Cistron |