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Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Question 148

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1

Degeneracy of a genetic code is attributed to the:

  1. Second member of a codon
  2. Third member of a codon
  3. First member of a codon
  4. Entire codon

Answer

(2) Third member of a codon

Solution

As per NCERT, the code is degenerate: some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.

⇒ Such synonymous codons usually differ only in the third base (e.g. UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG all code for serine); the third base pairs loosely with the anticodon (wobble).

∴ Degeneracy is attributed to the third member of a codon.

Answer: (2)

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2

In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 amino acids:

  1. 64
  2. 20
  3. 60
  4. 61
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3

In a DNA percentage of thymine is 20% then what is the percentage of guanine : -

  1. 40%
  2. 20%
  3. 30%
  4. 60%
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4

Transformation experiment was first performed on which bacterium : -

  1. Diplococcus pneumoniae
  2. Pasteurella pestis
  3. E. coli
  4. Salmonella
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5

Jacob and Monod studied lactose metabolism in E. coli and proposed operon concept. Operon concept is applicable for :

  1. All prokaryotes and all eukaryotes
  2. All prokaryotes and some protozoans
  3. All prokaryotes
  4. All prokaryotes and some eukaryotes
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6

In E. coli, during lactose metabolism repressor binds to : -

  1. Promoter gene
  2. Operator gene
  3. Structural gene
  4. Regulator gene
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7

Out of 64 codons, 61 codons code for 20 types of amino acids; it is called : -

  1. Wobbling of codon
  2. Universality of codons
  3. Overlapping of gene
  4. Degeneracy of genetic code
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8

Which of the following reunites the exon segments after RNA splicing ?

  1. RNA polymerase
  2. RNA proteases
  3. RNA primase
  4. RNA ligase
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9

Exon parts of mRNA have code for : -

  1. Lipid
  2. Protein
  3. Phospholipid
  4. Carbohydrate
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10

m-RNA is synthesised on DNA template in which direction : -

  1. Any
  2. Both (3) and (4)
  3. 5' → 3'
  4. 3' → 5'
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11

In Negative operon : -

  1. cAMP has negative effect on lac operon
  2. Co-repressor binds with inducer
  3. Co-repressor binds with repressor
  4. Co-repressor does not bind with repressor
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