Molecular Basis of Inheritance questions
1003 published questions with worked solutions.
- Dr. Khorana and his colleagues synthesised an RNA molecule with a repeating sequence of UG bases (UGUGUGUG...). It produced a...
- RNA polymerase contains multiple polypeptide units. For initiating RNA synthesis it requires
- The sequence of events mentioned below is symbolised by alphabets. Choose the correct answer where the alphabets are matched with...
- Which of the following groups of codons code for the amino acid serine?
- Production of a human protein in bacteria by genetic engineering is possible because
- Which one of the following acts as an inducer in the regulatory mechanism of the operon model?
- The codon AUG is
- One strand of DNA (non-template) has the base sequence CAG, TCG, GAT. What will be the sequence of bases in mRNA?
- How many effective codons are there for the synthesis of twenty amino acids?
- Consider the following statements: I. tRNA provides the template for synthesis of proteins. II. tRNA brings amino acids and reads...
- Two or more codons coding for one amino acid is
- If the DNA codons are ATG ATGATG and a cytosine base is inserted at the beginning, then which of the following will result?
- The transcription of any gene is the indication of its
- During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is needed in
- The four nitrogen base sequence, which form the code words for DNA language, are
- Jacob and Monod studied lactose metabolism in E. coli and proposed the operon concept. The operon concept is applicable for
- What would be the correct base sequence for mRNA for the given DNA strand: 5'-AATGCCTTAAGC-3'?
- mRNA directs the building of proteins through a sequence of
- Temin and Baltimore described the presence of an enzyme that controls the synthesis of DNA from a single strand of RNA, an enzyme...
- Number of nitrogenous bases in a codon is
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