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MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE - Quiz 7

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following types of bacteria were used in Griffith’s transformation experiment?

a)

Diplococcus, R-III and S-II type

b)

Pneumococcus, T2 phage

c)

Streptococcus, R-II and S-III type

d)

Diplococcus, E. coli

2.

The biochemical nature of transforming principle was defined by

a)

Griffith

b)

Avery, Macleod, McCarty

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Taylor

3.

In Hershey and Chase experiment, the protein of T2 phage was made radioactive by using

a)

S32

b)

P31

c)

S35

d)

P32

4.

Choose the correct option w.r.t. RNA.

a)

Presence of thymine in place of uracil

b)

Absence of free 2’ OH in sugar

c)

Mutates at faster rate

d)

Is non-catalytic

5.

Semiconservative DNA replication was proved by Messelson and Stahl, in which DNA was made

a)

Radioactive using N15

b)

Heavy using 14NH4Cl

c)

Heavy using 15NH4Cl

d)

Radioactive using 14NH4Cl

6.

During DNA replication which of the following does not act as substrates?

a)

dATP

b)

dCTP

c)

dUTP

d)

dGTP

7.

RNA primer is removed by

a)

DNA-P-I

b)

DNAP-II

c)

DNAP-III

d)

Primase

8.

Which of the following acts as substrate as well as provide energy for DNA polymerisation?

a)

Ribonucleoside

b)

Deoxyribonucleoside

c)

Ribonucleotide

d)

Deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate

9.

DNA replication is

a)

Semi-conservative, continuous, unidirectional

b)

Conservative, continuous

c)

Semi-conservative, semi-discontinuous

d)

Semi-continuous, conservative

10.

Which of the following is a genetic RNA?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

hn-RNA

d)

RNA present in plant viruses

11.

Recognition sequence for transcription in prokaryotes is

a)

TATATAT

b)

TATAAT

c)

TATAAAT

d)

CAAT

12.

Transcription starts non-specifically in the absence of

a)

Sigma factor

b)

Rho factor

c)

Core enzyme

d)

DNA polymerase

13.

Transcription occurs along a ____ template forming an mRNA in the ____ direction

a)

5' to 3'; 5' to 3'

b)

5' to 3'; 3' to 5'

c)

3' to 5'; 5' to 3'

d)

3' to 5'; 3' to 5'