Description : The 3′ - 5′ phosphodiester linkages inside a polynucleotide chain serve to join (a) one DNA strand with the other DNA strand (b) one nucleoside with another nucleoside (c) one nucleotide with another nucleotide (d) one nitrogenous base with pentose sugar.
Last Answer : (c) one nucleotide with another nucleotide
Description : Direction of RNA synthesis is (A) 5′ → 3’ (B) 3′ → 5’ (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Select the correct option. Direction of Direction of reading of RNA synthesis the template DNA strand (a) 5′ – 3′ 3′ – 5′ (b) 3′ – 5′ 5′ – 3′ (c) 5′ – 3′ 5′ – 3′ (d) 3′ – 5′ 3′ – 5′
Last Answer : (d) 3′ – 5′ 3′ – 5′
Last Answer : (a) 5′ – 3′ 3′ – 5′
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : In sanger’s method of DNA sequence determination, DNA synthesis is stopped by using (A) 1′, 2′- Dideoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (B) 2′, 3′- Dideoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (C) 2′, 4′- Dideoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (D) 2′, 5′ - Dideoxyribonucleoside triphosphates
Description : All of the following statements about post-transcriptional processing of tRNA are true except (A) Introns of some tRNA precursors are removed (B) CCA is added at 3′ end (C) 7-Methylguanosine triphosphate cap is added at 5′ end (D) Some bases are methylated
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : All pribnow boxes are variants of the sequence: (A) 5′–TATAAT –3′ (B) 5′–GAGCCA –3′ (C) 5′–UAACAA –3′ (D) 5′–TCCTAG –3′
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 : Given below is a sample of a portion of DNA strand giving the base sequence on the opposite strands. What is so special shown in it? 5′ _____ GAATTC _____ 3′ 3′ _____ CTTAAG _____ 5′ (a) ... completed (b) Deletion mutation (c) Start codon at the 5′ end (d) Palindromic sequence of base pairs
Last Answer : (d) Palindromic sequence of base pairs
Description : Which one of the following represents a palindromic sequence in DNA? (a) 5′ - GAATTC - 3′ (b) 5′ - CCAATG - 3′ 3′ - CTTAAG - 5′ 3′ - GAATCC - 5′ (c) 5′ - CATTAG - 3′ (d) 5′ - GATACC - 3′ 3′ - GATAAC - 5′ 3′ - CCTAAG - 5′
Last Answer : (a) 5′ - GAATTC - 3′ 5′ - CCAATG - 3′ 3′ - CTTAAG - 5′
Description : The specific palindromic sequence which is recognised by EcoRI is (a) 5′ - GAATTC - 3′ (b) 5′ - GGAACC - 3′ 3′ - CTTAAG - 5′ 3′ - CCTTGG - 5′ (c) 5′ - CTTAAG - 3′ (d) 5′ - GGATCC - 3′ 3′ - GAATTC - 5′ 3′ - CCTAGG - 5′.
Last Answer : (a) 5′ - GAATTC - 3′
Description : mRNA is synthesised on DNA template in which direction? (a) 5′ → 3′ (b) 3′ → 5′ (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Any
Last Answer : a) 5′ → 3′
Description : What will be the sequence of mRNA produced by the following stretch of DNA? 3′ATGCATGCATGCATG5′TEMPLATE STRAND 5′ TACGTACGTACGTAC3′ CODING STRAND (a) 3′AUGCAUGCAUGCAUG5′ (b) 5′UACGUACGUACGUAC 3′ (c) 3′ UACGUACGUACGUAC 5′ (d) 5′ AUGCAUGCAUGCAUG 3
Last Answer : d) 5′ AUGCAUGCAUGCAUG 3′
Last Answer : (a) 5′ → 3′
Description : n the DNA molecule, (a) the proportion of adenine in relation to thymine varies with the organism (b) there are two strands which run anti- parallel-one in 5′ → 3′ direction and other in 3′ → ... is not always equal (d) there are two strands which run parallel in the 5′ → 3′ direction.
Last Answer : (b) there are two strands which run anti- parallel-one in 5′ → 3′ direction and other in 3′ → 5′
Description : RNA primer is formed by the enzyme: (A) Ribonuclease (B) Primase (C) DNA polymerase I (D) DNA polymerase III
Description : The enzyme used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is (A) Taq polymerase (B) RNA polymerase (C) Ribonuclease (D) Endonuclease
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The correct statement concerning RNA and DNA polymerases is (A) RNA polymerase use nucleoside diphosphates (B) RNA polymerase require primers and add bases at 5' end of the growing polynucleotide ... and DNA polymerases can add nucleotides only at the 3' end of the growing polynucleotide chain
Description : A nucleoside is: (a) purine/pyramidine + phosphate (b) purine/pyramidine + sugar (c) Pyramidine + purine + phosphate (d) Purine + sugar + phosphate
Last Answer : Ans. ((b))
Description : The first enzyme isolated, purified and crystallied from Jack bean (Canavalia) by summer in 1926 was (A) Urease (B) Insulin (C) Ribonuclease (D) Zymase
Description : Uridine, present only in RNA is a (a) nucleoside (b) nucleotide (c) purine (d) pyrimidine.
Last Answer : a) nucleoside
Description : In RNA, apart from ribose and phosphate, all following are present except (A) Adenine (B) Guanine (C) Thymine (D) Cytosine
Description : RNA does not contain (A) Uracil (B) Adenine (C) Hydroxy methyl cytosine (D) Phosphate
Description : Mammals other than higher primates do not suffer from gout because they (A) Lack xanthine oxidase (B) Lack adenosine deaminase (C) Lack purine nucleoside phosphorylase (D) Possess uricase
Description : Inherited deficiency of purine nucleoside phosphorylase causes (A) Dwarfism (B) Mental retardation (C) Immunodeficiency (D) Gout
Description : The enzyme common to catabolism of all the purines is (A) Adenosine deaminase (B) Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (C) Guanase (D) None of these
Description : Pyrimidine and purine nucleoside biosynthesis share a common precursor: (A) PRPP (B) Glycine (C) Fumarate (D) Alanine
Description : A nucleoside consists of (A) Nitrogenous base (B) Purine or pyrimidine base + sugar (C) Purine or pyrimidine base + phosphorous (D) Purine + pyrimidine base + sugar + phosphorous
Description : Organic compound of small molecular size is (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Phosphates
Description : Within the red blood cells the buffering capacity contributed by the phosphates is (A) 5% (B) 10% (C) 20% (D) 25%
Description : For each of the first 7-acetyl-CoA molecules formed by α-oxidation of palmitic acid, the yield of high energy phosphates is (A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 30 (D) 35
Description : Urine turbidity may be caused by any of the following except (A) Phosphates (B) Protein (C) RBC (D) WBC
Description : Ammonia is excreted as ammonium salts during metabolic acidosis but the majority is excreted as (A) Phosphates (B) Creatine (C) Uric acid (D) Urea
Description : Benedict’s test is less likely to give weakly positive results with concentrated urine due to the action of (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Ammonium salts (D) Phosphates
Last Answer : B
Description : Which one of the following statements is not true of RNA? a. RNA contains the monosaccharide ribose. b. RNA is primarily a single-stranded molecule. c. RNA has a sugar-phosphate backbone. d. RNA contains five different nucleotides.
Last Answer : d. RNA contains five different nucleotides.
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 : What is the difference between a nucleotide and nucleoside? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What is a nucleoside? -Biology
Description : What are the components of a nucleoside? -Biology
Description : What is nucleoside ?
Last Answer : A glycoside compound formed by the addition of one molecule of nitrogen base and one molecule of pentose sugar is called nucleoside. If the base is pyrimidine it is called pyrimidine nucleoside , and if ... is attached to the glycoside bond with the hydroxyl radical of the 1st carbon of the sugar.
Description : ATP is (a) nucleotide (b) nucleoside (c) nucleic acid (d) vitamin.
Last Answer : (a) nucleotide
Description : The basic unit of nucleic acid is (a) pentose sugar (b) nucleoid (c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide.
Last Answer : d) nucleotide.
Description : Adenine is (a) purine (b) pyrimidine (c) nucleoside (d) nucleotide.
Last Answer : (a) purine
Description : The given diagrammatic OH OH HOCH O 2 X representation shows one of the categories of small molecular weight organic compounds in the living tissues. Identify the category shown and the one ... Component (a) Cholesterol Guanine (b) Amino acid NH2 (c) Nucleotide Adenine (d) Nucleoside Uracil
Last Answer : (d) Nucleoside Uracil
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 : The initial regimen for antiretroviral therapy of previously untreated HIV patient consist of: A. Two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) + one protease inhibitor (PI) B. Two NRTIs + one non-NRTI C. Three NRTIs D. Any of the above
Last Answer : D. Any of the above
Description : ndicate the anti-HIV regimen that is generally reserved for advanced cases of AIDS or for repeated treatment failures: A. Two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) + one protease inhibitor (PI) B. Three NRTIs C. Two NRTIs + one non-NRTI D. One NRTI + one non-NRTI + one PI
Last Answer : D. One NRTI + one non-NRTI + one PI
Description : According to current guidelines, previously untreated symptomatic HIV patients should be treated with: A. Zidovudine alone B. Zidovudine + zalcitabine C. Zidovudine + indinavir D. Any two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors + one protease inhibito
Last Answer : D. Any two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors + one protease inhibitor
Description : ATP is called a. A nucleoside b. Physiological currency c. An amino acid d. Polynucleotide
Last Answer : b. Physiological currency