Description : The mitochondrial DNA is (A) Like the nuclear DNA in structure (B) Single stranded, linear (C) Double stranded, circular (D) Single stranded, circular
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : A plasmid is a (A) Single stranded linear DNA (B) Single stranded circular DNA (C) Double stranded linear DNA (D) Double stranded circular DNA
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Restriction endonucleases split (A) RNA (B) Single stranded DNA (C) Double stranded DNA (D) DNA-RNA hybrids
Description : Actinomycin D binds to (A) Double stranded DNA (B) Single stranded DNA (C) Single stranded RNA (D) DNA-RNA hybrid
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Restriction endonucleases recognize and cut a certain sequence of (A) Single stranded DNA (B) Double stranded DNA (C) RNA (D) Protein
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Mitochondrial DNA is (A) Circular double stranded (B) Circular single stranded (C) Linear double helix (D) None of these
Last Answer : A
Description : ? X l74 has: (a) Single stranded DNA (b) Single stranded RNA (c) Double stranded RNA (d) Double stranded DNA
Last Answer : Ans. ((a))
Description : Most viruses that infect plant possess (a) single-stranded DNA (b) single-stranded RNA (c) double-stranded DNA and RNA (d) double - stranded RNA only
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : AIDS virus has – (1) single-stranded RNA (2) double-stranded RNA (3) single-stranded DNA (4) double-stranded DNA
Last Answer : (1) single-stranded RNA Explanation: AIDS viruses have single stranded RNA. It is composed of two copies of positive single-stranded RNA that codes for the virus's nine genes enclosed by a ... 2,000 copies of the viral protein. The single-stranded RNA is tightly bound to nucleocapsid proteins.
Description : AIDS virus is----------- A. Single-stranded RNA (Answer) B. Single-stranded DNA C. Double-stranded RNA D. Double-stranded DNA
Last Answer : A. Single-stranded RNA (Answer)
Description : Human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) has a protein coat and a genetic material which is (a) double stranded RNA (b) double stranded DNA (c) single stranded DNA (d) single stranded RNA
Last Answer : (d) single stranded RNA.
Description : A DNA with unequal nitrogen bases would most probably be (a) single stranded (b) double stranded (c) triple stranded (d) four stranded
Last Answer : (a) single stranded
Description : Which is wrong about nucleic acids? (a) DNA is single stranded in some viruses. (b) RNA is double stranded occasionally. (c) Length of one helix is 45 Å in B-DNA. (d) One turn of Z-DNA has 12 bases
Last Answer : (c) Length of one helix is 45 Å in B-DNA
Description : Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) genes are (a) single stranded RNA (b) double stranded DNA (c) proteinaceous (d) double stranded RNA.
Last Answer : (a) single stranded RNA
Description : Genophore/bacterial genome or nucleoid is made of (a) histones and non-histones (b) RNA and histones (c) a single double stranded DNA (d) a single stranded DNA.
Last Answer : c) a single double stranded DNA
Description : The hereditary material present in the bacterium E.coli is (a) single-stranded DNA (b) double-stranded DNA (c) DNA (d) RNA.
Last Answer : (b) double-stranded DNA
Description : The DNA of E.coli is (a) double stranded and linear (b) double stranded and circular (c) single stranded and linear (d) single stranded and circular.
Last Answer : (b) double stranded and circular
Description : AIDS virus has : (1) single-stranded RNA (2) double-stranded RNA (3) single-stranded DNA (4) double-stranded DNA
Last Answer : single-stranded RNA
Description : In sticky ends produced by restriction endonucleases (A) The 2 strands of DNA are joined to each other (B) The DNA strands stick to the restriction endonuclease (C) The ends of a double stranded fragment are overlapping (D) The ends of a double stranded fragment are non overlapping
Description : All of the following statements about restriction endonucleases are true except: (A) They are present in bacteria (B) They act on double stranded DNA (C) They recognize palindromic sequences (D) They always produce sticky ends
Description : Which one of the following statements correctly describes eukaryotic DNA? (A) If uses DNA polymerase with nuclease activities (B) It is replicated bidirectionally at many points (C) It contains no repetitive DNA (D) It is nonlinear
Description : In RNA molecule guanine content does not necessarily equal its cytosine content nor does its adenine content necessarily equal its uracil content since it is a (A) Single strand molecule ( ... stranded molecule (C) Double stranded helical molecule (D) Polymer of purine and pyrimidine ribonucleotides
Description : 3’→5’ Exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase I (A) Removes ribonucleotides (B) Adds deoxyribonucleotides (C) Corrects errors in replication (D) Hydrolyses DNA into mononucleotides
Description : The genine of φ×174 bacteriophage is interesting in that if contains (A) No DNA (B) DNA with uracil (C) Single stranded DNA (D) Triple standard DNA
Description : In the somatic cell cycle (a) in G1 phase DNA content is double the amount of DNA present in the original cell (b) DNA replication takes place in S phase (c) a short interphase is followed by a long mitotic phase (d) G2 phase follows mitotic phase.
Last Answer : (b) DNA replication takes place in S phase
Description : If the total amount of adenine and thymine in a double stranded DNA is 45% the amount of guanine this DNA will be `:`
Last Answer : If the total amount of adenine and thymine in a double stranded DNA is 45% the amount of guanine this DNA will be ` ... ` B. `27.5%` C. `45%` D. `55%`
Description : In sea urchin DNA, which is double stranded, 17% of the bases were shown to be cytosine. The percentages of the other three bases expected to be present in this DNA are (a) G 17%, A 33%, T 33% (b) G 8.5%, A 50%, T 24.5% (c) G 34%, A 24.5%, T 24.5% (d) G 17%, A 16.5%, T 32.5%.
Last Answer : (a) G 17%, A 33%, T 33%
Description : Which one of the folLowing statements is NOT true of the influenza viruses? a. They have a segmented genome. b. The genome is double-stranded DNA. c. The viruses have an envelope. d. There are three types of flu viruses
Last Answer : b. The genome is double-stranded DNA.
Description : An F-cell is unable to initiate conjugation because it lacks a. Double-Stranded DNA. b. A Prophase. c. An F Factor. d. DNA polymerase
Last Answer : c. An F Factor.
Description : n lysogeny, A- a bacteriophage transfers bacterial DNA B- bacteria take up double stranded DNA from the environment C- DNA-degrading enzymes in the extracellular medium would stop the process D- a bacteriophage genome is integrated into the bacterial genome
Last Answer : a bacteriophage genome is integrated into the bacterial genome
Description : If a double stranded DNA has 20% Thymine, the percentage of Guanine in the DNA a) 30% b) 10% c) 90% d) 40%
Last Answer : a) 30%
Description : During transcription, do both strands of DNA get transcribed into a double stranded RNA molecule?
Last Answer : No. RNA is single stranded and is transcribed from only one of the DNA strands. DNA replication does make copies of both strands.
Description : Which one of the following is a case of wrong matching? (a) Somatic – Fusion of two hybridization diverse cells (b) Vector DNA – Site for tRNA synthesis (c) Micropropagation – In vitro production of plants in large numbers (d) Callus – Unorganised mass of cells produced in tissue culture
Last Answer : (b) Vector DNA – Site for tRNA synthesis
Description : Think carefully, now. How many DNA molecules are in each of your somatic cells?
Last Answer : •In preparation for cell division, DNA is replicated and the chromosomes condense •Each duplicated chromosome has two sister chromatids, which separate during cell division, but a single DNA MOLECULE
Description : 9. Which one of the following is a case of wrong matching ? (1) Callus - Unorganised mass of cells produced in tissue culture (2) Somatic hybridization - Fusion of two diverse cells (3) Vector DNA - Site for t-RNA synthesis (4) Micropropagation - In vitro production of plants in large number
Last Answer : Vector DNA - Site for t-RNA synthesis
Description : Single stranded DNA
Last Answer : Ans. Bacteriophage
Description : The eukaryotic genome differs from the prokaryotic genome because (a) the DNA is complexed with histone in prokaryotes (b) the DNA is circular and single stranded in prokaryotes (c) repetitive sequences are present in eukaryotes (d) genes in the former case are organised into operons.
Last Answer : (b) the DNA is circular and single stranded in prokaryotes
Description : are single-stranded DNA molecules that can recognize and bind to a distinctive nucLeotide sequence of a pathogen. a. Prophages b. Plasmids c. Cloning vectors d. DNA probes
Last Answer : d. DNA probes
Description : Male gametophyte in angiosperms produces (a) single sperm and two vegetative cells (b) three sperms (c) two sperms and a vegetative cell (d) single sperm and a vegetative cell.
Last Answer : (c) two sperms and a vegetative cell
Description : Transgenic animals may be prepared by introducing a foreign gene into (A) Somatic cells of young animals (B) Testes and ovaries of animals (C) A viral vector and infecting the animals with the viral vector (D) Fertilised egg and implanting the egg into a foster mother
Description : Which enzyme hydrolyses starch? (A) Invertase (B) Maltase (C) Sucrase (D) Diastase
Description : Salivary lipase hydrolyses the ester bond at (A) Position 1 of triglycerides (B) Position 2 of triglycerides (C) Position 3 of triglycerides (D) All of these
Description : Hyaluronidase hydrolyses (A) Hyaluronic acid (B) Chondroitin sulphate (C) Heparin (D) Hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate
Description : The only correct statement about chymotrypsin is (A) It is formed from trypsin (B) Carboxypeptidase converts trypsin into chymotrypsin (C) Its optimum pH is around 7 (D) It hydrolyses peptide bonds involving basic amino acids
Description : All the following statements about pepsin are correct except (A) It is smaller than pepsinogen (B) It is formed by the action of HCl on its precursor (C) Its optimum pH is 1.0–2.0 (D) It hydrolyses the C-terminal and N-terminal peptide bonds of proteins
Description : The unwound strands of DNA are held apart by (A) Single strand binding protein (B) Double strand binding protein (C) Rep protein (D) DNAA protein
Description : An RNA virus genome in the form of messenger RNA is referred to as a a. + strand RNA. b. double-stranded RNA c. – strand RNa d. Reverse strand RNA.
Last Answer : a. + strand RNA.
Description : What does the positive strand in double stranded RNA viruses stands for? A- rRNA B- tRNA C- .mRNA D- None of these
Last Answer : .mRNA
Description : Transgenic plants are the ones (a) generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and regenerating a plant from that cell (b) produced after protoplast fusion in artificial medium (c) grown in ... medium after hybridization in the field (d) produced by a somatic embryo in artificial medium.
Last Answer : (a) generated by introducing foreign DNA into a