Description : All of the following statements about RNA-dependent DNA polymerase are true except: (A) It synthesizes DNA using RNA as a template (B) It is also known as reverse transcriptase (C) It synthesizes DNA in 5’→3’ direction (D) It is present in all the viruses
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Another name for reverse transcriptase is (A) DNA dependent DNA polymerase (B) DNA dependent RNA polymerase (C) RNA dependent DNA polymerase (D) RNA dependent RNA polymerase
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : DNA directed RNA polymerase is (A) Replicase (B) Transcriptase (C) Reverse transcriptase (D) Polymerase III
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Primase activity is present in (A) DNA polymerase II (B) DNA polymerase α (C) DNA polymerase β (D) DNA polymerase δ
Description : The mammalian DNA polymerase involved in error correction is (A) DNA polymerase α (B) DNA polymerase β (C) DNA polymerase γ (D) DNA polymerase δ
Description : Replication of nuclear DNA in mammals is catalysed by (A) DNA polymerase α (B) DNA polymerase β (C) DNA polymerase γ (D) DNA polymerase III
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The following are true about DNA synthesis: a. it requires DNA polymerase b. reverse transcriptase enzymes are involved c. moves in a 5'---> 3' direction d. the rate of error in DNA synthesis is 1 in 105 base pairs
Last Answer : it requires DNA polymerase
Description : Which one of the following makes use of RNA template to synthesise DNA? (a) DNA polymerase (b) RNA polymerase (c) Reverse transcriptase (d) DNA dependant RNA polymerase
Last Answer : c) Reverse transcriptase
Description : The only correct statement about oncoviruses is (A) All the oncoviruses are RNA viruses (B) Reverse transcriptase is present in all oncoviruses (C) Viral oncogenes are identical to human protooncogens (D) Both DNA and RNA viruses can be oncoviruses
Description : RNA directed DNA polymerase is (A) Replicase (B) Transcriptase (C) Reversetranscriptase (D) Polymerase–III
Description : Mammalian DNA polymerase γ is located in (A) Nucleus (B) Nucleolus (C) Mitochondria (D) Cytosol
Description : α-Amanitin inhibits (A) DNA polymerase II of prokaryotes (B) DNA polymerase α of eukaryotes (C) RNA polymerase II of eukaryotes (D) RNA-dependent DNA polymerase
Description : A mammalian DNA polymerase among the following is (A) DNA polymerase α (B) DNA polymerase I (C) DNA polymerase II (D) DNA polymerase IV
Description : Reverse transcriptase catalyses (A) Synthesis of RNA (B) Breakdown of RNA (C) Synthesis of DNA (D) Breakdown of DNA
Description : Reverse transcriptase is capable of synthesising (A) RNA → DNA (B) DNA → RNA (C) RNA → RNA (D) DNA → DNA
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 the insulin receptor, tyrosine kinase domain is present in (A) α-Subunits (B) β-Subunits (C) γ-Subunits (D) δ-Subunits
Description : Insulin binding sites are present on the (A) α-subunits of insulin receptor (B) β-subunits of insulin receptor (C) γ-subunits of insulin receptor (D) α-and β−subunits of insulin receptor
Description : The nucleotide binding site of G-proteins is present on their (A) α-Subunit (B) β-Subunit α- and β- (C) γ-Subunit (D) δ-Subunit
Description : Amylase present in saliva is (A) α-Amylase (B) β-Amylae (C) γ -Amylase (D) All of these
Description : The α-amino group of the new amino acyl tRNA in the A site carries out a nucleophilic attack on the esterified carboxyl group of the peptidyl tRNA occupying the P site. This reaction is catalysed by (A) DNA polymerase (B) RNA polymerase (C) Peptidyl transferase (D) DNA ligase
Description : In which organism did the reverse transcriptase enzyme which performs DNA synthesis from RNA templates first appear?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : RNA interference involves (a) synthesis of cDNA and RNA using reverse transcriptase (b) silencing of specific mRNA due to complementary RNA (c) interference of RNA in synthesis of DNA (d) synthesis of mRNA from DNA
Last Answer : (b) silencing of specific mRNA due to complementary RNA
Description : At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS? (a) Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person (b) When the infected retro virus enters host cells (c) ... large number of helper T - lymphocytes (d) When the viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase
Last Answer : (c) When HIV damages large number of helper T - lymphocytes
Description : Retroviruses are so-named because their reverse transcriptase _____. a. reverses the flow of genetic information by stimulating information to proceed from RNA to DNA. b. reverses the normal ... the action of drugs on viruses and allows them to continue multiplying in living cells.
Last Answer : a. reverses the flow of genetic information by stimulating information to proceed from RNA to DNA.
Description : One of the first enzymes synthesized by many bacteriophage is __________ , an RNA dependent RNA polymerase A.RNA transcriptase B.RNA polymerase C.RNA ligase D.RNA replicase
Last Answer : D.RNA replicase
Description : The immediate parent of α, β and γ endorphins is (A) Pro-opiomelanocortin (B) β-lipotropin (C) ATCH (D) Lipoprotein
Description : Insulin receptor is made up of (A) One α-and one β-subunit (B) Two α-and two β-subunit (C) Two, α two β-and two γ-subunit (D) One α, one β-one γ-and one δ-subunit
Description : All of the following can be formed from pro-opiomelanocortin except (A) α-and β-MSH (B) β-and γ-Lipotropins (C) α-and β-Endorphins(D) FSH
Description : Adenylate cyclase is activated by (A) GDP-bearing α-Subunit of G-protein (B) GTP-bearing α-Subunit of G-protein (C) GDP-bearing γ-Subunit of G-protein (D) GTP-bearing γ-Subunit of G-protein
Description : Transferrin is a type of (A) Albumin (B) α-globulin (C) β1 globulin (D) γ-globulin MINERAL METABOLISM 203
Description : Characteristic absorption bands exhibited by ferrocytochrome: (A) α band (B) β band (C) α and β bands (D) α, β and γ bands
Description : Two molecules of vitamin A can be formed from 1 molecule of (A) α-Carotene (B) β-Carotene (C) γ-Carotene (D) All of these
Description : Precursor of Vitamin A is (A) α-Carotene (B) β-Carotene (C) γ-Carotene (D) All of these VITAMINS 121
Description : Instead of ester link plasmalogens possess an other link in position: (A) α (B) β (C) γ (D) None of these FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 93
Description : All the following are omega-6-fatty acids except (A) Linoleic acid (B) α-Linolenic acid (C) γ-Linolenic acid (D) Arachidonic acid
Description : Which of the following is omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid? (A) Linoleic acid (B) α-Linolenic acid (C) γ-Linolenic acid (D) Arachidonic acid
Description : When haemoglobin takes up oxygen there is a change in the structure due to the moving closer together of (A) β-chains (B) β-chains (C) γ-chains (D) α and γ chains
Description : Foetal haemoglobin contains (A) Two α and two γ chains (B) Two β and two γ chains (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : DNA-dependent RNA polymerase requires the following for its catalytic activity: (A) Mg++ (B) Mn++ (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
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 : DNA polymerase I possesses (A) Polymerase activity (B) 3’→5’ Exonuclease activity (C) 5’→3’ Exonuclease activity (D) All of these
Description : DNA polymerase III holoenzyme possesses (A) Polymerase activity (B) 3’→5’ Exonuclease activity (C) 5’→3’ Exonuclease and polymerase activities (D) 3’→5’ Exonuclease and polymerase activities
Description : All of the following statements about eukaryotic promoters are true except (A) They may be located upstream or down stream from the structural gene (B) They have two consensus sequences ( ... (D) Mutations in promoter region can decrease the efficiency of transcription of the structural gene
Description : All of the following statements about bacterial promoters are true except (A) They are smaller than eukaryotic promoters (B) They have two consensus sequences upstream from the transcription star site (C) ... is the site for attachment of RNA polymerase (D) TATA box has a high melting temperature
Description : Telomerase is an enzyme which is a (a) simple protein (b) RNA (c) ribonucleoprotein (d) repetitive DNA
Last Answer : (c) ribonucleoprotein
Description : What are retroviruses? How do they reproduce and what is the role of the enzyme reverse transcriptase?
Last Answer : Retroviruses are viruses whose genetic material is RNA. HIV and the virus of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) are examples of retrovirus. These viruses inoculate their RNA into the host cell ... virus and it is also inoculated into the host cell. Virus Review - Image Diversity: retrovirus
Description : HIV often changes its shape due to the presence of an enzyme called (1) Reverse Transcriptase (2) Enterokinase (3) Nucleotidase (4) Nucleoditase
Last Answer : (1) Reverse Transcriptase Explanation: Use of the reverse transcriptase enzyme is a unique characteristic of retroviruses such as HIV. After the virus releases its genetic material into a host cell, ... viral RNA into a complementary piece of DNA. This process is known as 'reverse transcription'.
Description : The enzyme reverse transcriptase helps in the
Last Answer : synthesis of DNA in the host cell.