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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AIPMT - 2008
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Molecular basis of organ differentiation depends on the modulation in transcription by:

1. RNA polymerase

2. ribosome

3. transcription factor

4. anticodon

Subtopic:  Transcription: I | Transcription:II | Transcription |
AIPMT - 2007
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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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AIPMT - 2007
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During transcription, RNA polymerase holoenzyme binds to a gene promoter and assumes a saddle-like structure. What is its DNA-binding sequence?

1. TIAA
2. AATI
3. CACC
4. TATA
Subtopic:  Transcription:II | Transcription |
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AIPMT - 2007
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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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AIPMT - 2007
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The Okazaki fragments in DNA chain growth:

1. result in transcription
2. polymerize in the 3'-to-5' direction and forms replication fork
3. prove semi-conservative nature of DNA replication
4. polymerize in the 5'-to-3' direction and explain 3'-to-5' DNA replication

Subtopic:  DNA Replication: I | DNA Replication: II | DNA Replication |
 60%
AIPMT - 2007
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The two polynucleotide chains in DNA are:

1. parallel

2. discontinuous

3. antiparallel

4. semiconservative

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
 90%
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AIPMT - 2007
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One gene-one enzyme relationship was established for the first time in:

1. Neurosporacrassa

2. Salmonella typhimurium

3. Escherichia coli

4. Diplococcuspneumonia

Subtopic:  Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes |
AIPMT - 2007
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A sequential expression of a set of human genes occurs when a steroid molecule binds to the:

1. transfer RNA

2. messenger RNA

3. DNA sequence

4. ribosome

Subtopic:  Human Genome Project |
AIPMT - 2007
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Which antibiotic inhibits the interaction between t-RNA and m-RNA using bacterial protein synthesis?

1. Erythromycin

2. Neomycin

3. Streptomycin

4. Tetracycline

Subtopic:  Translation | Translation Mechanism |
AIPMT - 2006
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