Description : Genetic information in human beings is stored in (A) RNA (B) DNA (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) mRNA
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : In the process of transcription, the flow of genetic information is from (A) DNA to DNA (B) DNA to protein (C) RNA to protein (D) DNA to RNA
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Unit of genetic information: (A) DNA (B) RNA (C) Cistron (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Genetic information flows from (A) DNA to DNA (B) DNA to RNA (C) RNA to cellular proteins (D) DNA to cellular proteins
Description : The genetic code operates through (A) The protein moiety of DNA (B) Cistrom of DNA (C) Nucleotide sequence of m RNA (D) The anticodons of tRNA
Description : Francis Crick’s seminal concept that in nature genetic information generally flows from DNA to RNA to protein.
Last Answer : Ans. Central Dogma
Description : The process of using information (genetic material) from DNA to construct m-RNA
Last Answer : Ans. Transcription
Description : The process of copying genetic information from one strand of DNA in to RNA is termed as (a) translation (b) transcription (c) replication (d) mutation
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Master copy of genetic information is (1) DNA (2) Nucleus (3) r-RNA (4) m-RNA
Last Answer : (1) DNA Explanation: As DNA contains all the hereditary information, is called master copy of genetic information. It replicates its carbon copies when new master copies are required. It forms working copies in the form of mRNAS.
Description : Transfer of genetic information from one generation to the next generation is by - (1) RNA (2) Codon (3) DNA (4) messenger RNA
Last Answer : (3) DNA Explanation: DNA is responsible for transfer of genetic information from one generation to the next generation.
Description : The process of transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA/formation of RNA from DNA is (a) transversion (b) transcription (c) translation (d) translocation.
Last Answer : (c) translation
Last Answer : transcription
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 : Master copy of genetic information is (1) Nucleus (2) r-RNA (3) m-RNA (4) DNA
Last Answer : DNA
Description : Transfer of genetic information from one generation to the next generation is by (1) RNA (2) Codon (3) DNA (4) messenger RNA
Description : In human body, the cell growth and differentiation are highly controlled and regulated, but in cancer cells. (a) there is breakdown of these regulatory mechanism leading to formation of benign and malignant ... is mutated and produced in less amount (d) DNA is mutated and produced in less amount
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) has a protein coat and a genetic material which is (a) double stranded RNA (b) double stranded DNA (c) single stranded DNA (d) single stranded RNA
Last Answer : (d) single stranded RNA.
Description : Trials for gene therapy in human beings were first carried out, with considerable success, in a genetic disease called (A) Cystic fibrosis (B) Thalassemia (C) Adenosine deaminase deficiency (D) Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Description : Similarity in DNA and RNA is that (a) both are polymer of nucleotides (b) both have similar pyrimidine (c) both have similar sugar (d) both are genetic material.
Last Answer : (b) both have similar pyrimidine
Last Answer : both are polymer of nucleotides
Description : Which of the following is true? (1) DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism (2) RNA is the genetic material in most viruses and bacteria (3) DNA is the genetic material in all the viruses (4) RNA is the genetic material in all the viruses
Last Answer : (1) DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism Explanation: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules are informational molecules encoding the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all ... letters. G, A, T, and C. DNA is well-suited for biological information storage.
Description : .After a mutation at a genetic locus the character of an organism changes due to change in (a) protein structure (b) DNA replication (c) protein synthesis pattern (d) RNA transcription pattern.
Last Answer : (d) RNA transcription pattern.
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 : After a mutation at a genetic locus the character of an organism changes due to change in (a) protein structure (b) DNA replication (c) protein synthesis pattern (d) RNA transcription pattern.
Last Answer : a) protein structure
Description : What is the genetic material in influenza virus? (a) Double helical DNA (b) RNA (c) Single helix DNA (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) RNA
Description : Which of the following statements is not true for retroviruses? (a) DNA is not present at any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses. (b) Retroviruses carry gene for RNA-dependent DNA ... mature retroviruses is RNA. (d) Retroviruses are causative agents for certain kinds of cancer in man.
Last Answer : (a) DNA is not present at any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses
Description : Which one of the following is common between prokaryotic and eukaryotic chromosomes? a. Presence or absence of introns. b. Loop or linear chromosomes. c. Genetic recombination occurrence in RNA. d. Mutations occur in the DNA.
Last Answer : d. Mutations occur in the DNA.
Description : The flow of genetic material in microbial cells usually takes place from A- RNA through DNA to proteins B- proteins through RNA to DNA C- .DNA through RNA to proteins D- none of these
Last Answer : .DNA through RNA to proteins
Description : 26. DNA is a better genetic material than RNA because ... e) DNA is chemically less reactive. f) DNA is structurally more stable. g) DNA is non-catalytic and less easily degradable. h) All of the above.
Last Answer : h) All of the above.
Description : 6. DNA is a better genetic material than RNA because ... a) DNA is chemically less reactive. b) DNA is structurally more stable. c) DNA is non-catalytic and less easily degradable. d) All of the above.
Last Answer : d) All of the above.
Description : Which of the following is true ? (1) DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism (2) RNA is the genetic material in most viruses and bacteria (3) DNA is the genetic material in all the viruses (4) RNA is the genetic material in all the viruses
Last Answer : DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism
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 : 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 : In DNA, genetic information is located in (A) Purine bases (B) Pyrimidine bases (C) Purine and pyrimidine bases (D) sugar
Description : Blue print for genetic information residues in (A) mRNA (B) tRNA (C) rRNA (D) DNA
Description : Genetic information originates from (A) Cistron of DNA (B) Codons of mRNA (C) Anticodons of tRNA (D) Histones of nucleoproteins
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The fact that DNA bears the genetic information of an organism implies that (A) Base composition should be identical from species to species (B) DNA base composition should charge with age (C) ... the same base composition (D) DNA base composition is altered with nutritional state of an organism
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 : Down Syndrome, a congenital genetic disorder in human beings, is cased by : (a) a defective recessive gene in homozygous condition (b) an extra x chromosome (c) trisomy of chromosome 18 (d) trisomy of chromosome 21
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Production of a human protein in bacteria by genetic engineering is possible because (a) the human chromosome can replicate in bacterial cell (b) the mechanism of gene regulation is identical in ... ) bacterial cell can carry out the RNA splicing reactions (d) the genetic code is universal.
Last Answer : (d) the genetic code is universal.
Description : If in a nucleic acid there are more than 8000 nucleotides it is most likely (A) RNA (B) DNA (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
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
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 : 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 : 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 : Lung cancer & DNA breakage are the major ill effects of excessive ozone exposure to human beings. Ozone layer depletion in the atmosphere is mainly caused by the presence of (A) CO2 (B) SO2 (C) Hydrocarbons (D) CFC (chloro fluoro carbon)
Last Answer : (D) CFC (chloro fluoro carbon)
Description : Template-directed DNA synthesis occurs in all the following except (A) The replication fork (B) Polymerase chain reaction (C) Growth of RNA tumor viruses (D) Expression of oncogenes
Description : The mechanism of synthesis of DNA and RNA are similar to all the following ways except (A) They involve release of pyrophosphate from each nucleotide added (B) They require activated nucleotide precursor and Mg2+ (C) The direction of synthesis is (D) They require a primer
Description : The binding of prokaryotic DNA dependent RNA polymerase to promoter sits of genes is inhibited by the antibiotic: (A) Streptomycin (B) Rifamcin (C) Aueromycin (D) Puromycin