Description : The nucleic acid base found in mRNA but not in DNA is (A) Adenine (B) Cytosine (C) Guanine (D) Uracil
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Blue print for genetic information residues in (A) mRNA (B) tRNA (C) rRNA (D) DNA
Description : In DNA molecule (A) Guanine content does not equal cytosine content (B) Adenine content does not equal thymine content (C) Adenine content equals uracil content (D) Guanine content equals cytosine content
Description : Whcih of the following compound is present in RNA but absent from DNA? (A) Thymine (B) Cytosine (C) Uracil (D) Guanine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : In DNA, three hydrogen bonds are formed between (A) Adenine and guanine (B) Adenine and thymine (C) Guanine and cytosine (D) Thymine and cytosine
Description : In DNA, the complementary base of adenine is (A) Guanine (B) Cytosine (C) Uracil (D) Thymine
Description : An increased melting temperature of duplex DNA results from a high content of (A) Adenine + Guanine (B) Thymine + Cytosine (C) Cytosine + Guanine (D) Cytosine + Adenine
Description : The number of adenine and thymine bases is equal in (A) DNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : In RNA molecule (A) Guanine content equals cytosine (B) Adenine content equals uracil (C) Adenine content equals guanine (D) Guanine content does not necessarily equal its cytosine content.
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 : 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 : The number of hydrogen bonds between guanine and cytosine in DNA is – (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 1
Last Answer : (2) 3 Explanation: The chemistry of the nitrogenous bases is really the key to the function of DNA. It allows something called complementary base pairing. Cytosine can form three hydrogen bonds with guanine, and adenine can form two hydrogen bonds with thymine.
Description : The number of hydrogen bonds between guanine and cytosine in DNA is (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 1
Last Answer : 3
Description : In DNA helix, cytosine is paired with guanine by
Last Answer : In DNA helix, cytosine is paired with guanine by A. covalent bond B. phosphate bond C. three hydrogen bonds D. two hydrogen bonds
Description : DNA molecules are composed of deoxyribonucleotides of (a) Adenine and guanine (b) Adenine, guanine and cytosine (c) Adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine (d) None of the above
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : With regard to DNA molecules: a. they contain adenine, cytosine, guanine and uracil bases b. they can be detected with Western blotting c. they can be detected with Southern blotting d. they are denatured at temperature of 1000C
Last Answer : they can be detected with Southern blotting
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 : 6) Q6. If the total amount of guanine and cytosine in an isolated DNA segment is 60 % of the total , what will be the % of adenine in this DNA segment. A) 10% b ) 20 % c) 30% d) 40 %
Last Answer : 6b 20 %
Description : The structure of DNA is a double helix formed by two strands of DNA sequence. This sequence consists of 4 different nucleotides- Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine. How do the nucleotides on one strand interact with the nucleotides on the second strand to maintain the helical shape of DNA?
Last Answer : Complementary Base Pairing. Adenine complementary base pairs with Thymine and Guanine complementary base pairs with Cytosine.
Description : Which of the following is NOT a base in DNA? w) uracil x) guanine y) adenine z) cytosine
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- URACIL
Description : Which two of the following four bases in DNA are purine bases? a) adenine b) thymine c) cytosine d) guanine
Last Answer : ANSWER: A and D -- ADENINE and GUANINE
Description : Which two of the following four bases in DNA are pyrimidine (pron: pie-rim-eh-den) bases? a) cytosine b) thymine c) adenine d) guanine (pron: gwa - neen)
Last Answer : ANSWER: A and B -- CYTOSINE and THYMINE
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 : Anticodon sequence are seen in (A) tRNA and transcribed DNA strand (B) tRNA and complementary DNA strand (C) mRNA (D) mRNA and complementary DNA strand
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 : Codons are in (A) DNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Description : From DNA the genetic message is transcribed into this compound: (A) Protein (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Description : Genetic information originates from (A) Cistron of DNA (B) Codons of mRNA (C) Anticodons of tRNA (D) Histones of nucleoproteins
Description : Anticodons are present on (A) Coding strand of DNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Description : Ciprofloxacin inhibits the synthesis of (A) DNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Description : Novobicin inhibits the synthesis of (A) DNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Description : Okazaki pieces are formed during the synthesis of (A) mRNA (B) tRNA (C) rRNA (D) DNA
Description : Codons are present in (A) Template strand of DNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Description : Alkalis cannot hydrolyse (A) mRNA (B) tRNA (C) rRNA (D) DNA
Description : The ‘transforming factor’ discovered by Avery, McLeod and McCarty was later found to be (A) mRNA (B) tRNA (C) DNA (D) None of these
Description : Okazaki fragment is related to (A) DNA synthesis (B) Protein synthesis (C) mRNA formation (D) tRNA formation
Description : Tetracylin prevents synthesis of polypeptide by (A) Blocking mRNA formation from DNA (B) Releasing peptides from mRNA-tRNA complex (C) Competing with mRNA for ribosomal binding sites (D) Preventing binding of aminoacyl tRNA
Description : Polysomes lack in (A) DNA (B) mRNA (C) rRNA (D) tRNA
Description : Genetic information of nuclear DNA is transmitted to the site of protein synthesis by (A) rRNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) Polysomes
Last Answer : D
Description : In RNA, apart from ribose and phosphate, all following are present except (A) Adenine (B) Guanine (C) Thymine (D) Cytosine
Description : Acid hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid would yield the following major products: (A) d- deoxyribose, cytosine, adenine (B) d-ribose, thymine, Guanine (C) d-ribose, cytosine, uracil, thymine (D) d-ribose, uracil, adenine, guanine, cytosine
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 : Nitrosamine can deaminate (A) Cytosine to form uracil (B) Adenine to form xanthine (C) Guanine to form hypoxanthine (D) All of these
Description : In RNA, the complementary base of adenine is (A) Cytosine (B) Guanine (C) Thymine (D) Uracil
Description : The most likely lethal mutation is (A) Substitution of adenine for cytosine (B) Insertion of one nucleotide (C) Deletion of three nucleotides (D) Substitution of cytosine for guanine
Description : A nitrogenous base that does not occur in mRNA is (A) Cytosine (B) Thymine (C) Uracil (D) All of these
Description : Which one of the following is wrongly matched? (a) Transcription - Writing information from DNA to tRNA. (b) Translation - Using information in mRNA to make protein. (c) Repressor protein - Binds to operator to stop enzyme synthesis. (d) Operon - Structural genes, operator and promoter.
Last Answer : (c) Repressor protein - Binds to operator to stop enzyme synthesis.
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 : Anticodon occurs in (a) tRNA (b) mRNA (c) rRNA (d) DNA.
Last Answer : b) mRNA
Last Answer : (d) Operon - Structural genes, operator and promoter