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Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Question 99

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1

Which of the following is not a property of the genetic code ?

  1. Ambiguous
  2. Universal
  3. Degeneracy
  4. Non-overlapping

Answer

(1) Ambiguous

Solution

As per NCERT, the salient features of the genetic code are:

(i) The codon is a triplet and the code is read in a contiguous manner (non-overlapping, comma-less).

(ii) The code is degenerate – some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.

(iii) The code is nearly universal – from bacteria to humans UUU codes for phenylalanine.

(iv) The code is unambiguous and specific – one codon codes for only one amino acid.

∴ "Ambiguous" is not a property of the genetic code.

Answer: (1)

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2

In an inducible operon, the genes are :

  1. usually expressed unless a signal turns them "off"
  2. always expressed
  3. never expressed
  4. usually not expressed unless a signal turns them "on"
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3

One of the most frequently used techniques in DNA fingerprinting is :-

  1. SSCP
  2. SCAR
  3. VNTR
  4. AFLP
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4

Read the following four statements (A-D) : How many of the above statements are right ?

  1. Four
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. One
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5

What is it that forms the basis of DNA Fingerprinting ?

  1. The relative proportions of purines and pyrimidines in DNA
  2. The relative amount of DNA in the ridges and grooves of the fingerprints
  3. The relative difference in the DNA occurrence in blood, skin and saliva
  4. Satellite DNA occurring as highly repeated short DNA segments
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6

Removal of introns and joining of exons in a defined order during transcription is called

  1. Looping
  2. Inducing
  3. Slicing
  4. Splicing
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7

If one strand of DNA has the nitrogenous base sequence as ATCTG, what would be the complementary RNA strand sequence

  1. ATCGU
  2. UAGAC
  3. AACTG
  4. TTAGU
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8

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
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9

Removal of RNA polymerase-III from nucleoplasm will affect the synthesis of

  1. tRNA
  2. hnRNA
  3. rRNA
  4. mRNA
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10

PCR and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for

  1. Genetic transformation
  2. Genetic fingerprinting
  3. Study of enzymes
  4. DNA sequencing
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11

The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic material came from the studies on a:

  1. Viroid
  2. Bacterium
  3. Fungus
  4. Bacterial virus
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