Molecular Basis of Inheritance MCQs with answers

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Q. The DNA site where DNA-dependent RNA- polymerase binds for transcription, is called

(A) receptor
(B) regulator
(C) promotor
(D) operator
Correct Answer - Option (C)

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Q. Operon model for regulation of transcription was proposed by

(A) Hershey and Chase
(B) Watson and Crick
(C) Jacob and Monod
(D) Meselson and Stahl
Correct Answer - Option (C)

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Q. Eukaryotic RNA polymerase III catalyses the synthesis of

(A) mRNA
(B) rRNA
(C) hnRNA
(D) tRNA
Correct Answer - Option (D)

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Q. The sequence of nitrogen bases in a # segment of a coding strand of DNA is ’ AATGCTTAGGCA. What will be the
sequence of nitrogen bases in the wRNA transcribed by it?

(A) UUA CGA AUC CGU
(B) AAU GCU AAC CGA
(C) AAU GCA AUC CGU
(D) AAU GCU UAG GCA
Correct Answer - Option (D)

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Q. In the lac operon of E.coli, the i gene codes for

(A) β-galactosidase
(B) lactase
(C) repressor
(D) inducer
Correct Answer - Option (C)

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Q. Which of the following sets of codons contains only termination codons?

(A) UAA, UGA, UAG
(B) UUU, UCC, UGG
(C) UAA, UUU, UGG
(D) UAA, UAG, UAC
Correct Answer - Option (A)

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Q. The central dogma of molecular biology (genetic information flow) was modified by the discovery of

(A) DNA polymerase
(B) Reverse transcriptase
(C) DNA ligase
(D) RNA polymerase
Correct Answer - Option (B)

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Q. The promoter site and the terminator site for transcription are located at

(A) 3′ (downstream) end and 5′ (upstream) end, respectively of the transcription unit.
(B) 5′ (upstream) end and 3′ (downstream) end, respectively of the transcription unit.
(C) the 5′ (upstream) end.
(D) the 3′ (downstream) end.
Correct Answer - Option (B)

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Q. The human chromosome with the highest and least number of genes in them are respectively

(A) Chromosome X and Y
(B) Chromosome 1 and Y
(C) Chromosome 1 and X
(D) Chromosome 21 and Y
Correct Answer - Option (B)

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Q. Discontinuous synthesis of DNA occurs in one strand, because

(A) DNA ligase has to have a role.
(B) it is a more efficient process.
(C) DNA dependent DNA polymearse catalyses polymerisation only in one direction (5′ → 3′).
(D) DNA molecule being synthesised is very long.
Correct Answer - Option (C)

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Q. Which of the following are the functions of RNA? 

(A) It is a carrier of genetic information from DNA to ribosomes synthesising polypeptides.
(B) It carries amino acids to ribosomes
(C) It is a constituent component of ribosomes
(D) All of the above.
Correct Answer - Option (D)

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Q. In E.coli, the lac operon gets switched on when 

(A) lactose is present and it binds to the », repressor.
(B) repressor binds to operator.
(C) RNA polymerase binds to the operator.
(D) lactose is present and it binds to RNA polymerase.
Correct Answer - Option (A)

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Q. The net electric charge on DNA and histone, is

(A) positive, negative
(B) negative, positive
(C) negative, negative
(D) positive, positive.
Correct Answer - Option (B)

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