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    This document contains a quiz on molecular genetics concepts. It includes 16 multiple choice questions testing understanding of topics like: enzymes involved in DNA manipulation like endonucleases; the process of transcription; the genetic code and translation; gene regulation concepts like operons and their components. The key is provided with the correct answer for each question.

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    This document contains a quiz on molecular genetics concepts. It includes 16 multiple choice questions testing understanding of topics like: enzymes involved in DNA manipulation like endonucleases; the process of transcription; the genetic code and translation; gene regulation concepts like operons and their components. The key is provided with the correct answer for each question.

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    Chapter 4 : Molecular Basis of Inheritance

    (1) The molecular knives of DNA are .......... .


    (a) Ligases (b) Polymerases
    (c) Endonucleases (d) Transcriptase
    (2) The enzyme required for transcription is .......... .
    (a) DNA polymerase (b) RNA polymerase
    (c) Restriction enzyme (d) RNase
    (3) How many codons are needed to specify three amino acids ?
    (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12
    (4) Transcription is the transfer of genetic information from
    ......... .
    (a) DNA to RNA (b) t-RNA to m-RNA
    (c) DNA to m-RNA (d) m-RNA to t-RNA
    (5) In prokaryotes, .......... recognizes the promoter sequence.
    (a) alpha factor (b) rho factor
    (c) theta factor (d) sigma factor
    (6) The sequence of nitrogenous bases on DNA molecule is ATCGA.
    Which of the following is the correct complementary sequence
    of nitrogenous bases on mRNA Molecule? (July ’22)
    (a) TAGCT (b) TAGCA
    (c) UAGCU (d) UACGU
    (7) During capping, methylated guanosine triphosphate is added
    to 5 end of .......... .
    (a) m-RNA (b) t-RNA (c) hnRNA (d) r-RNA
    (8) A strand of DNA has following base sequence –
    3 AAAAGTGAATAGTGA 5. On transcription it produces an
    m-RNA. 
    Which of the following anticodon of t-RNA recognizes the third
    codon of this m-RNA ?
    (a) AAA (b) CUG (c) AAG (d) CTG
    (9) 
    Out of 64 codons, only 61 code for the 20 different amino
    acids. This is known as .......... of genetic code.
    (a) non-ambiguity (b) overlapping nature
    (c) ambiguity (d) degeneracy
    (10) Mutation that results in Sickle-cell anaemia is a .......... .
    (a) deletion (b) frame-shift mutation
    (c) point mutation (d) insertion
    (11) Which out of the following is NOT an example of inducible
    operon ?
    (a) Lactose operon (b) Histidine operon
    (c) Arabinose operon (d) Tryptophan operon
    (12) Place the following event of translation in the correct sequence.
      i. Binding of met-t-RNA to the start codon.
     ii. Covalent bonding between two amino acids.
    iii. Binding of second t-RNA.
    iv. Joining of small and large ribosome subunits.
    (a) iii, iv, i, ii (b) i, iv, iii, ii
    (c) iv, iii, ii, i (d) ii, iii, iv, i
    (13) Select the correct pair.
    (a) Gene z – Transacetylase
    (b) Gene y – Beta-galactocidase
    (c) Gene a – Beta-galactoside permease
    (d) Gene I – Repressor
    (14) In lac operon, the structural gene Z codes for .......... enzyme.
     (July ’22)
    (a)  -galactosidase (b)  -galactosidase permease
    (c) transacetylase (d) RNA polymerase
    (15) Sequence of various steps in DNA fingerprinting is .......... .
      i. Southern blotting iv. DNA isolation
     ii. Restriction digestion v. Photography
    iii. Agarose gel vi. Selection of DNA probe
    electrophoresis vii. Hybridization
    (a) iv, iii, ii, i, v, vi, vii (b) iv, v, iii, i, vi, vii, ii
    (c) iv, ii, iii, i, vi, vii, v (d) ii, iii, iv, i, vi, vii, v
    (16) During replication of DNA, the separated strands are prevented
    from recoiling by using .......... . (March ’22)
    (a) single strand binding protein
    (b) reverse transcriptase
    (c) endonuclease
    (d) polymerase
    Ans. (1) (c) Endonucleases (2) (b) RNA polymerase (3) (a) 3
    (4) (a) DNA to RNA (5) (d) sigma factor (6) (c) UAGCU
    (7) (c) hnRNA (8) (c) AAG (9) (d) degeneracy (10) (c) point
    mutation (11) (d) Tryptophan operon (12) (b) i, iv, iii, ii
    (13) (d) Gene I – Repressor (14) (a)  -galactosidase (15) (c) iv, ii,
    iii, i, vi, vii, v (16) (a) single strand binding protein.

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