Description : Which of the following statements about nucleic acid is most correct? (A) Both pentose nucleic acid and deoxypentose nucleic acid contain the same pyrimidines (B) Both pentose nucleic acid and deoxypentose ... (C) RNA contains cytosine and thymine (D) DNA and RNA are hydrolysed by weak alkali
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Pick the right difference between a DNA and RNA a) Sugar and phosphate b) sugar and purines c) purines and phosphate d) sugar and pyrimidines
Last Answer : c) purines and phosphate
Description : Nucleic acids can be detected by means of their absorption maxima near 260 nm. Their absorption in this range is due to (A) Proteins (B) Purines and pyrimidines (C) Ribose (D) Deoxyribose
Description : .What is it that forms the basis of DNA finger-printing? (a) The relative proportions of purines and pyrimidines in DNA. (b) The relative difference in the DNA occurrence in blood, skin ... ridges and grooves of the fingerprints. (d) Satellite DNA occurring as highly repeated short DNA segments
Last Answer : Satellite DNA occurring as highly repeated short DNA segments
Description : Uric acid is the catabolic end product of (A) Porphyrine (B) Purines (C) Pyrimidines (D) Pyridoxine
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Methylated purines and pyrimidines are characteristically present in (A) mRNA (B) hnRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Glycine is not required for the formation of (A) Taurocholic acid (B) Creatine (C) Purines (D) Pyrimidines
Description : Free ammonia is released during (A) Oxidative deamination of glutamate (B) Catabolism of purines (C) Catabolism of pyrimidines (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : A key substance in the committed step of pyrimidines biosynthesis is (A) Ribose-5-phosphate (B) Carbamoyl phosphate (C) ATP (D) Glutamine
Description : Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids, is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it? (a) Guanine, Adenine - Purines (b) Adenine, Thymine - Purines (c) Thymine, Uracil - Pyrimidines (d) Uracil, Cytosine - Pyrimidines
Last Answer : (b) Adenine, Thymine - Purines
Description : The Pneumococcus experiment proves that (a) bacteria do not reproduce sexually (b) RNA sometime controls the production of DNA and proteins (c) DNA is the genetic material (d) bacteria undergo binary fission.
Last Answer : (d) bacteria undergo binary fission.
Description : Purines found both in DNA and RNA are (a) cytosine and thymine (b) adenine and thymine (c) adenine and guanine (d) guanine and cytosine.
Last Answer : (c) adenine and guanine
Description : The basic unit of all living organisms is (a) A drop of blood (b) A molecule of glucose (c) A set of proteins (d) A cell
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Which one of the following is the correct matching of three items and their grouping category? Items Group (a) Ilium, ischium, Coxal bones of pelvic girdle pubis (b) Actin, myosin, Muscle proteins rhodopsin (c) Cytosine, uracil, Pyrimidines thiamine (d) Malleus, incus, Ear ossicles cochlea
Last Answer : (a) Ilium, ischium, Coxal bones of pelvic girdle pubis
Description : The only molecule in the living world that can replicate itself is (a) DNA (b) RNA (c) Both DNA and RNA (d) Neither DNA nor RNA
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : In the biosynthesis of cholesterol, the step which controls the rate and locus of metabolic regulation is (A) Geranyl pyrophosphate farnesyl pyrophosphate (B) Squalene → lanosterol (C) HMG CoA → mevalonate (D) Lanosterol → 1, 4-desmethyl lanosterol
Description : After termination of the synthesis of RNA molecule, the core enzymes separate from the DNA template. The core enzymes then recognize a promoter at which the synthesis of a new RNA molecule commences, with the assistance of (A) Rho (ρ) factor (B) δ factor (C) β factor (D) σ factor
Description : Termination of the synthesis of the RNA molecule is signaled by a sequence in the template strand of the DNA molecule, a signal that is recognized by a termination protein, the (A) Rho (ρ) factor (B) σ factor (C) δ factor (D) ε factor
Description : Restriction endonucleases (A) Cut RNA chains at specific locations (B) Excise introns from hnRNA (C) Remove Okazaki fragments (D) Act as defensive enzymes to protect the host bacterial DNA from DNA of foreign organisms
Description : In purine biosynthesis ring closure in the molecule formyl glycinamide ribosyl-5- phosphate requires the cofactors: (A) ADP (B) NAD (C) FAD (D) ATP and Mg++
Description : Orcinol method is employed in the quantitation of (A) Nucleic acid (B) DNA (C) RNA (D) Proteins
Description : Diphenylamine method is employed in the quantitation of (A) Nucleic acid (B) RNA (C) DNA (D) Proteins
Description : Okazaki pieces are made up of (A) RNA (B) DNA (C) RNA and DNA (D) RNA and proteins
Description : Transfer RNA transfers (A) Information from DNA to ribosomes (B) Information from mRNA to cytosol (C) Amino acids from cytosol to ribosomes (D) Proteins from ribosomes to cytosol
Description : Genetic information flows from (A) DNA to DNA (B) DNA to RNA (C) RNA to cellular proteins (D) DNA to cellular proteins
Description : What is the subcellular site for the biosynthesis of proteins? (A) Chromosomes (B) Lymosomes (C) Ribosomes (D) Centrosomes
Description : In biosynthesis of proteins the chain terminating codons are (A) UAA, UAG and UGA (B) UGG, UGU and AGU (C) AAU, AAG and GAU (D) GCG, GCA and GCU
Description : For biosynthesis of proteins (A) Amino acids only are required (B) Amino acids and nucleic acids only are required (C) Amino acid, nucleic acids and ATP only are required (D) Amino acids, nucleic acids, ATP, GTP, enzymes and activators are required
Description : In the biosynthesis of c-DNA, the joining enzyme ligase requires (A) GTP (B) ATP (C) CTP (D) UTP
Description : Match the organism with its use in biotechnology. (A) Bacillus (i) Cloning vector thuringiensis (B) Thermus (ii) Construction of first aquaticus rDNA molecule (C) Agrobacterium (iii)DNA polymerase tumefaciens (D) Salmonella (iv) Cry proteins ... (ii) (c) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (d) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Last Answer : (b) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Description : Which pathway is correct for catabolism of purines to form uric acid? (A) Guanylate→Adenylate→Xanthine→hypoxanthine→Uric acid (B) Guanylate→inosinate→Xanthine→hypoxanthine→Uric acid (C) Adenylate→Inosinate→Xanthine hypoxanthine→Uric acid (D) Adenylate→Inosinate→hypoxanthine Xanthine→Uric acid
Description : Given below are four statements pertaining to separation of DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis. Identify the incorrect statements. (i) DNA is negatively charged molecule and so it is loaded on gel towards the anode terminal. (ii) DNA ... (iii) (c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i), (ii) and (iv)
Last Answer : (d) (i), (ii) and (iv)
Description : What are the smaller repeating molecules that make up a DNA or RNA molecule called?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called (a) vector (b) probe (c) clone (d) plasmid.
Last Answer : (b) probe
Description : Which of the following molecule catalyzes the transpeptidation reaction? A.RNA polymerase B.Peptidyl transferase C.DNA ligase D.DNA polymerase
Last Answer : B.Peptidyl transferase
Description : Which of the following molecule catalyzes the transpeptidation reaction? A- RNA Polymerase B- Peptidlytransferase C- DNA ligase D- DNA polymerase
Last Answer : Peptidlytransferase
Description : Which of the following molecule catalyzes the transpeptidation reaction? A- RNA polymerase B- .Peptidyltransferase C- DNA ligase D- .DNA polymerase
Last Answer : .Peptidyltransferase
Description : Cistron is a) The coding sequence of DNA b) The functional unit of DNA molecule that codes for a particular gene product c) Intervening non coding sequence of DNA d) The sequences which are removed during RNA splicing.
Last Answer : b) The functional unit of DNA molecule that codes for a particular gene product c) Intervening non coding sequence of DNA
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 : $ The two strands of DNA run in an antiparallel directions DNA is formed of Deoxyribose sugar. Phosphorus and nitrogen bases called purines and pyrimi
Last Answer : $ The two strands of DNA run in an antiparallel directions DNA is formed of Deoxyribose sugar. Phosphorus and ... wrong D. If both As and R are wrong.
Description : In the 18th century Carl Linnaeus started classifying organisms based a. Similarities in form b. DNA c. RNA d. Enzymes
Last Answer : a. Similarities in form
Description : _______ was first used to catalog organisms into one of three domains. a. Photosynthesis b. Ribosomal RNA genes c. Nuclear DNA genes d. Mitochondrial DNA genes
Last Answer : b. Ribosomal RNA genes
Description : The following statement(s) is/are true concerning newer detection methods of systemic infection. a. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a rapid immunologic assay used for ... detected using advanced molecular techniques include cytomegalovirus (CMV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d Although the classic detection of infection based on clinical signs of infection and bacterial culture remain the most common clinical tools, increasing ... including CMV and HIV. Furthermore, preliminary investigations into possible detection of fungal pathogens are underway
Description : An important step in protein synthesis is transcription. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning this process? a. The first step in gene transcription involves separating the double helix ... nucleus to the cytoplasm d. Only one protein can be produced from an initial mRNA strand
Last Answer : Answer: c Transcription of a gene begins at an initiation site associated with a specific DNA sequence, termed a promoter region. After binding to DNA, the RNA polymerase opens up a short ... different proteins from the same gene. mRNA is exported from the nucleus only after processing is complete
Description : The chemical component that is invariably found in all viruses is (1) proteins (2) lipids (3) DNA (4) RNA
Last Answer : (1) proteins Explanation: All viruses contain the following two components: a nucleic acid genome and a protein capsid that covers the genome. Together this is called the nucleocapsid. The proteinous ... , many animal viruses contain a lipid envelope. The entire intact virus is called the virion.
Description : Chromosomes consist of – (1) DNA and lipids (2) RNA and amino acids (3) DNA and proteins (4) RNA and sugar
Last Answer : (3) DNA and proteins Explanation: A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements ... . Chromosomes also contain DNAbound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions.
Description : Nissl’s bodies are mainly composed of (a) proteins and lipids (b) DNA and RNA (c) nucleic acids and SER (d) free ribosomes and RER.
Last Answer : (d) free ribosomes and RER.
Description : “Ramachandran plot” is used to confirm the structure of (a) RNA (b) proteins (c) triacylglycerides (d) DNA
Last Answer : (b) proteins