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Molecular Basis of Inheritance-Quiz 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the famous scientists who determined the structure of DNA.

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

Franklin and Wilkins

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Boyer and Cohen

2.

In DNA packaging, a nucleosome core is made up of the following histone proteins

a)

H1

b)

H2a

c)

H2b

d)

H3

e)

H4

3.

In the year.........., Frederick Griffith, in a series of experiments with the bacteria .............. gave the concept of 'Transforming Principle'.

(a)  

4.

The unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material came from the experiments of........

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty

d)

Griffith

5.

What is the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology?

4 lines
6.

The main enzyme in DNA replication is

a)

DNAse

b)

Proteinase

c)

RNAse

d)

DNA Polymerase

7.

Adenine forms ........ hydrogen bonds with Thymine from opposite strand and vice-versa. Similarly, Guanine is bonded with Cytosine with ...... H-bonds.

a)

two, two

b)

three, three

c)

two, three

d)

three, two

8.

DNA replication is

a)

Semi-conservative

b)

accurate

c)

continuous

d)

discontinuous

9.

Identify the scientist

a)

Ada Yonath

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Barbara McClintok

10.

The distance between a base pair in a helix is approximately.....

a)

0.34 nm

b)

3.4 nm

c)

34 nm

d)

0.034 nm