Description : The T ψ C arm in the tRNA molecule possesses the sequence (A) T, pseudouridine and C (B) T, uridine and C (C) T, dihydrouridine and C (D) T, adenine and C
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : In tRNA molecule, the anticodon arm possesses (A) 5 Base pairs (B) 7 Base pairs (C) 8 Base pairs (D) 10 Base pairs
Description : The acceptor arm in the tRNA molecule has (A) 5 Base pairs (B) 7 Base pairs (C) 10 Base pairs (D) 20 Base pairs
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Newly synthesized tRNA undergoes posttranscriptional modifications which include all the following except (A) Reduction in size (B) Methylation of some bases (C) Formation of pseudouridine (D) Addition of C-C-A terminus at 5’ end
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Although each specific tRNA differs from the others in its sequence of nucleotides, all tRNA molecules contain a base paired stem that terminates in the sequence CCA at (A) 3′ Termini (B)5′ Termini (C) Anticodon arm (D) 53 ′′ -Termini
Description : tRNA has (A) Clover leaf structure (B) anticodon arm (C) poly ‘A’ tay 3’ (D) Cap at 5’ end
Description : Translation results in the formation of (A) mRNA (B) tRNA (C) rRNA (D) A protein molecule
Description : Peptidyl transferase activity is located in (A) Elongation factor (B) A charged tRNA molecule (C) Ribosomal protein (D) A soluble cytosolic protein
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Degeneracy of genetic code implies that (A) Codons do not code for specific amino acid (B) Multiple codons must decode the same amino acids (C) No anticodon on tRNA molecule (D) Specific codon decodes many amino acids
Description : The approximate number of nucleotides in tRNA molecule is (A) 25 (B) 50 (C) 75 (D) 100
Description : Orotic aciduria can be controlled by (A) Oral administration of orotic acid (B) Decreasing the dietary intake of orotic acid (C) Decreasing the dietary intake of pyrimidines (D) Oral administration of uridine
Description : Conversion of uridine diphosphate into deoxyuridine diphosphate requires all the following except (A) Ribonucleotide reductase (B) Thioredoxin (C) Tetrahydrobiopterin (D) NADPH
Description : Uracil and ribose form (A) Uridine (B) Cytidine (C) Guanosine (D) Adenosine
Description : Galactose 1-phosphate is converted to uridine diphosphate galactose, the reaction is catalysed by the enzyme: (A) Glactokinase (B) Galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase (C) Uridine diphospho galactose 4-epimerase (D) UDP glucose pyrophosphorylase
Description : Uridine diphosphate glucose (UDPG) is (A) Required for metabolism of galactose (B) Required for synthesis of glucuronic acid (C) A substrate for glycogen synthetase (D) All of the above
Last Answer : D
Description : Insoinic acid is the biological precursor of (A) Cytosine and Uric acid (B) Adenylve acid and Glucine floc acid (C) Orotic acid and Uridylic acid (D) Adenosine acid Thymidine
Description : Hybridoma cells are selected by culturing them in a medium containing (A) Adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine (B) Adenine, guanine, cytosine and uracil (C) Hypoxanthine, aminopterin and thymine (D) Hypoxanthine, aminopterin and thymidine
Description : The following cannot be salvaged in human beings: (A) Cytidine (B) Deoxycytidine (C) Cytosine (D) Thymidine
Description : An enzyme of pyrimidine nucleotides biosynthesis regulated at the genetic level by apparently coordinate repression and derepression is (A) Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (B) Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (C) Thymidine kinase (D) Deoxycytidine kinase
Description : Methotrexate blocks the synthesis of thymidine monophosphate by inhibiting the activity of the enzyme: (A) Dihydrofolate reductase (B) Orotate phosphoribosyl transferase (C) Ribonucleotide reductase (D) Dihydroorotase
Description : Conversion of deoxyuridine monophosphate to thymidine monophosphate is catalysed by the enzyme: (A) Ribonucleotide reductase (B) Thymidylate synthetase (C) CTP synthetase (D) Orotidylic acid decarboxylase
Description : Both Acyl carrier protein (ACP) of fatty acid synthetase and coenzyme (CoA) are (A) Contain reactive phosphorylated (B) Contain thymidine (C) Contain phosphopantetheine reactive groups (D) Contain cystine reactive groups
Description : The genetic code operates via (A) The protein moiety of DNA (B) The base sequences of DNA (C) The nucleotide sequence of mRNA (D) The base sequence of tRNA
Description : All the following statements about recognition of a codon on mRNA by an anticodon on tRNA are correct except (A) The recognition of the third base of the codon is not very precise (B) ... degeneracy of the genetic code (D) Wobble results in incorporation of incorrect amino acids in the protein
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning translation of the mRNA message to protein synthesis? a. An adaptor molecule, tRNA, recognizes specific nucleic acid bases and unites them ... and the free amino acid occurs in the free cytoplasm d. Complete protein synthesis takes hours
Last Answer : Answer: a, b The synthesis of protein involves conversion from a four-letter nucleotide language to one of 20 chemically distinct amino acids. This process is referred to as ... translation and be moving down the mRNA molecules simultaneously, thus increasing the rate of protein synthesis
Description : During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is needed in (a) formation of formyl-met-tRNA (b) binding of 30S subunit of ribosome with mRNA (c) association of 30S mRNA with formyl-met- tRNA (d) association of 50S subunit of ribosome with initiation complex.
Last Answer : (c) association of 30S mRNA with formyl-met- tRNA
Description : .The first phase of translation is (a) binding of mRNA to ribosome (b) recognition of DNA molecule (c) aminoacylation of tRNA (d) recognition of an anti-codon
Last Answer : (d) recognition of an anti-codon.
Description : In three dimensional view the molecule of tRNA is (a) L-shaped (b) S-shaped (c) Y-shaped (d) E-shaped.
Last Answer : (b) S-shaped
Description : .During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is needed in (a) formation of formyl-met-tRNA (b) binding of 30S subunit of ribosome with mRNA (c) association of 30S mRNA with formyl-met- tRNA (d) association of 50S subunit of ribosome with initiation complex.
Description : The first phase of translation is (a) binding of mRNA to ribosome (b) recognition of DNA molecule (c) aminoacylation of tRNA (d) recognition of an anti-codon.
Last Answer : c) aminoacylation of tRNA
Last Answer : (a) L-shaped
Description : Transfer RNAs are classified on the basis of the number of base pairs in (A) Acceptor arm (B) Anticodon arm (C) D arm (D) Extra arm
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning DNA? a. DNA is contained only in the nucleus of the cell b. DNA strands are encoded by the sequence of four bases-adenine, guanine, cytosine ... DNA is the intron, a sequence of three bases d. There are an infinite number of possible codons
Last Answer : Answer: a The genetic blueprint of an organism is carried in the nucleus of every cell, encoded by the sequence of four bases-adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine, which together make up ... codons. Sixty-one of these code for amino acids and three are termination signals called stop codons
Description : Uridine, present only in RNA is a (a) nucleoside (b) nucleotide (c) purine (d) pyrimidine.
Last Answer : a) nucleoside
Description : Which of the following nucleoside diphosphates is used most often in carbohydrate anabolism? A.Uridine diphosphate B.Adenosine diphosphate C.Guanine diphosphate D.Thymine diphosphate
Last Answer : A.Uridine diphosphate
Description : DNA synthesis can be specifically measured by estimating the incorporation of radio-labelled (a) thymidine (b) deoxyribose sugar (c) uracil (d) adenine.
Last Answer : (c) uracil
Last Answer : (a) thymidine
Description : The antiviral action of amantadine is exerted through: A. Interaction with the viral M2 protein B. Interaction with a virus directed thymidine kinase C. Inhibition of a viral protease enzyme D. Inhibition of viral RNA mediated DNA synthesi
Last Answer : A. Interaction with the viral M2 protein
Description : That sulfonamides act by inhibiting folate synthesis in bacteria is supported by the following findings except: A. Paraaminobenzoic acid antagonises the action of sulfonamides B. Methionine antagonises ... . Bacteria that utilise folic acid taken up from the medium are insensitive to sulfonamides
Last Answer : B. Methionine antagonises the action of sulfonamides
Description : The ratio that approximates the number of net molecule of ATP formed per mole of Glucose oxidized in presence of O2 to the net number formed in abscence of O2 is (A) 4 : 1 (B) 10 : 2 (C) 12 : 1 (D) 18 : 1
Last Answer : B
Description : Lecithin contains a nitrogenous base named as (A) Ethanolamine (B) Choline (C) Inositol (D) All of these
Description : The number of base pair in a single turn of B-form DNA about the axis of the molecule is (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12
Description : The nitrogenous base present in the RNA molecule is (A) Thymine (B) Uracil (C) Xanthine (D) Hypoxanthine
Description : Which of the following statements concerning abnormalities of the haemoglobin molecule is true? 1) Alpha thalassaemia is due to a deficiency of beta-chain production 2) HbS is caused by a ... is an adverse prognostic sign 5) oliguneoclitide probes may assist in the diagnosis of haemoglobinopathies
Last Answer : Answers-2 Alpha Thalassaemia is due to abnormalities of the alpha chain. Persistence of HbF has survival advnatages in severely affected subjects. C-alpha 16, beta 11. e-Hb electrophoresis(Dr Shu Ho)
Description : Which statement is true of rRNA? (a) Called soluble RNA (b) Named by Jacob and Monod (c) The smallest molecule of RNA (d) They form 80% of the total RNA
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : ______ is the perpendicular distance between point of application of force and axis of rotation. (1) Moment arm (2) Moment of Inertia (3) Altitude (4) Base
Last Answer : (1) Moment arm Explanation: The magnitude of the moment of force acting about a point or axis is directly proportional to the distance of the force from the point or axis.
Description : The number of moveable joints in the base, the arm, and the end effectors of the robot determines_________ a) degrees of freedom b) payload capacity c) operational limits d) flexibility
Last Answer : a) degrees of freedom
Description : The number of moveable joints in the base, the arm, and the end effectors of the robot determines A : degrees of freedom B : payload capacity C : operational limits D : flexibility
Last Answer : A : degrees of freedom
Description : Elongation of a peptide chain involves all the following except (A) mRNA (B) GTP (C) Formyl-Met-tRNA (D) Tu, TS and G factors
Description : mRNA is complementary copy of (A) 5′-3′ strand of DNA+ (B) 3′-5′ strand of DNA (C) Antisense strand of DNA (D) tRNA