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Molecular Basis of Inheritance · Question 108

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1

PCR and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for

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

Answer

(2) Genetic fingerprinting

Solution

As per NCERT, in DNA fingerprinting the DNA is cut by restriction endonucleases and the fragments are separated and hybridised with VNTR probes; the differences in fragment lengths (polymorphism) give the DNA profile. The sensitivity of the technique is increased by using PCR to amplify small amounts of DNA.

PCR and RFLP are methods used for genetic (DNA) fingerprinting.

Answer: (2)

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2

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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3

Which one of the following also acts as a catalyst in a bacterial cell?

  1. 5S rRNA
  2. snRNA
  3. hnRNA
  4. 23S rRNA
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4

What are those structures that appear as 'beads-on-string' in the chromosomes when viewed under electron microscope ?

  1. Nucleosomes
  2. Genes
  3. Nucleotides
  4. Base pairs
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5

The 3'-5' phosphodiester linkages inside a polynucleotide chain serve to join -

  1. One nucleotide with another nucleotide
  2. One nitrogenous base with pentose sugar
  3. One nucleoside with another nucleoside
  4. One DNA strand with the other DNA strand
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6

The lac operon consists of -

  1. Three regulatory genes and three structural genes
  2. Four regulatory genes only
  3. Two regulatory genes and two structural genes
  4. One regulatory gene and three structural genes
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7

In eukaryotic cell transcription, RNA splicing and RNA capping take place inside the -

  1. Dictyosomes
  2. Ribosomes
  3. Nucleus
  4. ER
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8

Which one of the following statements about the particular entity is true?

  1. Nucleosome is formed of nucleotides
  2. Centromere is found in animal cells, which produces aster during cell division
  3. The gene for producing insulin is present in every body cell
  4. DNA consists of a core of eight histones
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9

Which one of the following does not follow the central dogma of molecular biology ?

  1. Mucor
  2. HIV
  3. Chlamydomonas
  4. Pea
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10

The one aspect which is not a salient feature of genetic code, is its being –

  1. Specific
  2. Degenerate
  3. Ambiguous
  4. Universal
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11

Select the two correct statements out of the four (A–D) statements given below about lac operon. The correct statements are :

  1. B and D
  2. A and B
  3. B and C
  4. A and C
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