Description : The smallest unit of DNA capable of coding for the synthesis of a polypeptide is (A) Operon (B) Repressor gene (C) Cistron (D) Replicon
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Cistron is a) The coding sequence of DNA b) The functional unit of DNA molecule that codes for a particular gene product c) Intervening non coding sequence of DNA d) The sequences which are removed during RNA splicing.
Last Answer : b) The functional unit of DNA molecule that codes for a particular gene product c) Intervening non coding sequence of DNA
Description : What are large randomly repeating non-coding DNA stretches called as? a. Satellite DNA b. Micro arrays c. Gene d. Allele
Last Answer : a. Satellite DNA
Description : Which one of the following is not a part of a transcription unit in DNA? (a) The inducer (b) A terminator (c) A promoter (d) The structural gene
Last Answer : (c) A promoter
Last Answer : (a) The inducer
Description : Which one of the following is not a part of a transcription unit in DNA ? (1) The structural gene (2) The inducer (3) A terminator (4) A promoter
Last Answer : (2) The inducer
Description : 8. Non coding sequences present within a gene is called: (a) Exon (b) Operon (c) Promoter (d) Intron
Last Answer : (d) Intron
Description : Non-coding sequences in a gene are known as (A) Cistrons (B) Nonsense codons (C) Introns (D) Exons
Description : What is the function of a structural gene? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Function of structural gene. -Biology
Description : A gene whose expression helps to identify transformed cell is known as (a) vector (b) plasmid (c) structural gene (d) selectable marker.
Last Answer : (d) selectable marker.
Description : A gene whose expression helps to identify transformed cell is known as : (1) Vector (2) Plasmid (3) Structural gene (4) Selectable marker
Last Answer : 4) Selectable marker
Description : Codons are present on (A) Non-coding strand of DNA (B) hnRNA (C) tRNA (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Anticodons are present on (A) Coding strand of DNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Description : In the regulation of genes: a. more than 90% of the base sequences in human DNA have not known function b. extrons are the part of the gene that code for amino acids found in the final proteins. c. introns usually begins with the nucleotide sequence GT d. all above
Last Answer : all above
Description : What is antisense technology? (a) When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene (b) RNA polymerase producing DNA (c) A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for synthesis of antigens (d) Production of somaclonal variants in tissue cultures
Last Answer : (a) When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene
Description : Silencer elements (A) Are trans-acting factors (B) Are present between promoters and the structural genes (C) Decrease the expression of some structural genes (D) Encode specific repressor proteins
Description : AGGTATCGCAT is a sequence from the coding strand of a gene. What will be the corresponding sequence of the transcribed m RNA.
Last Answer : AGGTATCGCAT is a sequence from the coding strand of a gene. What will be the ... AGGUAUCGCAU B. UGGTUTCGCAT C. ACCUAUGCGAU D. UCCAUAGCGUA
Description : Marfan’s syndrome results from a mutation in the gene coding: (A) Collagen (B) Elastin (C) Fibrillin (D) Keratin
Description : The coding sequences in lac operon include (A) i gene (B) i gene, operator locus and promoter (C) z, y and a genes (D) i, z, y and a genes
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : AGGTATCGCAT is a sequence from the coding strand of a gene. What will be the corresponding sequence of the transcribed mRNA? (a) AGGUAUCGCAU (b) UGGTUTCGCAT (c) ACCUAUGCGAU (d) UCCAUAGCGUA
Last Answer : (c) ACCUAUGCGAU
Description : Which of the following statement is correct? A- The size and sequence of introns can be deduced from the cDNA sequence B- Restriction endonuclease can cleave ss and dsDNA both C- Restriction ... sequenceof a gene D- Amino acid sequence of a protein can be deduced from corresponding cDNA nucleotide
Last Answer : Amino acid sequence of a protein can be deduced from corresponding cDNA nucleotide
Description : Which of the following statement is correct? A- The size and sequence of introns can be deduced from the cDNA sequence B- .Restriction endonuclease can cleave ss and dsDNA both C- Restriction ... of a Gene D- Amino acid sequence of a protein can be deduced from corresponding cDNA nucleotide
Description : AGGTATCGCAT is a sequence from the coding strand of a gene. What will be the corresponding sequence of the transcribed mRNA ? (1) AGGUAUCGCAU (2) UGGTUTCGCAT (3) ACCUAUGCGAU (4) UCCAUAGCGUA
Last Answer : (1) AGGUAUCGCAU
Description : Which one of the following structural formulae of two organic compounds is correctly identified along with its related function? (a) B : Adenine - A nucleotide that makes up nucleic acids (b) A : Triglyceride - ... ) B : Uracil - A component of DNA (d) A : Lecithin - A component of cell membrane
Last Answer : (d) A : Lecithin - A component of cell membrane
Description : Which one of the following statements about the particular entity is true ? (a) Centromere is found in animal cells, which produces aster during cell division. (b) The gene for producing insulin is ... cell. (c) Nucleosome is formed of nucleotides. (d) DNA consists of core of eight histones.
Last Answer : (b) The gene for producing insulin is present in every body cell.
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 : What structural element can an author use to make a passage of time in a story seem slower?
Last Answer : LONG AND COMPLEX SENTENCES
Description : What is structural gene? -Biology
Description : Difference between a structural gene and a regulatory gene. -Biology
Description : The equivalent of a structural gene is
Last Answer : The equivalent of a structural gene is A. Operon B. Recon C. Muton D. Cistron
Description : Which of the following is transcribed during repression? (A) Structural gene (B) Promoter gene (C) Regulator gene (D) Operator gene
Description : The region of the Lac operon which must be free from structural gene transcription to occur is (A) The operator locus (B) The promoter site (C) The ‘a’ gene (D) The ‘i’ gene
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Mutations in promoter regions of genes can cause (A) Premature termination of translation (B) Change in reading frame of downstream structural gene (C) Decreased efficiency of transcription (D) All of these
Description : Transcription of structural genes of lac operon is prevented by binding of the repressor tetramer to (A) i gene (B) Operator locus (C) Promoter (D) z gene
Description : The regulatory i gene of lac operon (A) Is inhibited by lacotse (B) Is inhibited by its own product, the repressor protein (C) Forms a regulatory protein which increases the expression of downstream structural genes (D) Is constitutively expressed
Description : Lac operon is a cluster of (A) Three structural genes (B) Three structural genes and their promoter (C) A regulatory gene, an operator and a promoter (D) A regulatory gene, an operator, a promoter and three structural genes
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 : To commence structural gene transcription the region which should be free on lac operation is (A) Promoter site (B) Operator locus (C) Y gene (D) A gene
Description : The gene which is transcribed during repression is (A) Structural (B) Regulator (C) Promoter (D) Operator
Description : The equivalent of a structural gene is (a) muton (b) cistron (c) operon (d) recon.
Last Answer : (a) muton
Description : In E. coli, during lactose metabolism repressor binds to (a) regulator gene (b) operator gene (c) structural gene (d) promoter gen
Last Answer : (b) operator gene
Description : .The lac operon consists of (a) four regulatory genes only (b) one regulatory gene and three structural genes (c) two regulatory genes and two structural genes (d) three regulatory genes and three structural genes.
Last Answer : (b) one regulatory gene and three structural genes
Description : Which one of the following is NOT part of an operon? a. Regulatory gene b. Operator c. Promoter d. Structural genes
Last Answer : d. Structural genes
Description : Nondisjunction of a chromosome results in which of the following diagnoses? a) Down Syndrome When a pair of chromosomes fails to separate completely and creates a sperm or oocyte that contains two ... genetic condition that may occur in a single family member as a result of spontaneous mutation.
Last Answer : a) Down Syndrome When a pair of chromosomes fails to separate completely and creates a sperm or oocyte that contains two copies of a particular chromosome (nondisjunction) Down syndrome results from three number 21 chromosomes.
Description : The function of a repressor protein in an operon system is to prevent synthesis by binding to (A) The ribosome (B) A specific region of the operon preventing transcription of structural genes (C) The RNA polymerase (D) A specific region of the mRNA preventing translation to protein
Description : Besides structural genes that encode proteins, DNA contains some regulatory sequences which are known as (A) Operons (B) Cistrons (C) Cis-acting elements (D) Trans-acting factors
Description : How is the production of a tissue-specific protein restricted to a particular tissue when the gene is present in the nucleus of all cells?
Last Answer : Most of the control of tissue-specific gene expression occurs at the level of transcription; this is achieved with tissuespecific transcription factors. E.g., all the genes that are to be expressed in ... when bound by a transcription factor, called GATA-1, which is present only in erythroid cells.
Description : Polysaccharides (A) Contain many monosaccharide units which may or may not be of the same kind (B) Function mainly a storage or structural compounds (C) Are present in large amounts in connective tissue (D) All of these
Last Answer : D