Prior to the work of Avery, Macleod, and McCarty, the genetic material was thought to be:

1. DNA 2. RNA
3. Protein 4. Nucleotide

Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material |
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The length of DNA in a typical mammalian cell is approximately:
1. 1.1 meter
2. 1.5 meter
3. 2.2 meter
4. 3.3 meter

Subtopic:  DNA Packaging |
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A very low level of expression of the lac operon has to be present in the cell:

1. When lactose is present 2. When lactose is absent
3. When glucose is absent 4. All the time
Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Lac Operon |
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The UTR [untranslated regions] in an mRNA:

1. Are present only at 5’ end and are not required for efficient translation
2. Are present only at 3’ end and are not required for efficient translation
3. Are present at both 5’ and 3’ends and are not required for efficient translation
4. Are present at both 5’ and 3’ ends and are required for an efficient translation process

Subtopic:  Translation Mechanism |
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Which of the following is not a feature of the double helix model of DNA?

1. The two chains have anti-parallel polarity
2. A purine always comes opposite to a pyrimidine
3. The pitch of the DNA is 3.4 nm
4. The two chains are coiled in a left handed fashion

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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Gene regulation in prokaryotes is carried out exclusively at the level of:

1. Initiation of transcription
2. Post-transcriptional modifications
3. Translation
4. Post-translational modifications

Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Introduction |
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The lac operon is regarded as:

1.Negative, Inducible2.Negative, Repressible
3.Positive, Inducible4.Positive, Repressible

Subtopic:  Gene Regulation: Introduction |
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In RNA splicing:

1. Exons are removed and introns are joined together
2. Introns are removed and exons are joined together 
3. Cistrons are removed and introns are joined together
4. Introns are removed and Cistrons are joined together

Subtopic:  Transcription |
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In most prokaryotes, the transcription unit is:

1. Mono-cistronic 2. Poly-cistronic
3. Multi-cistronic 4. Uni-cistronic
Subtopic:  Transcription:II |
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The last of 24 human chromosomes to be sequenced was:

1. Chromosome 1 and completed in 2003

2. Chromosome 1 and completed in 2006

3. Chromosome X and completed in 2003

4. Chromosome X and completed in 2006

Subtopic:  Human Genome Project |
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