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MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE - Quiz 13

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA replication in eukaryotes differs from replication in bacteria because

a)

synthesis of the new DNA strand is from 3’ to 5’ in eukaryotes and from 5’ to 3’ in bacteria

b)

synthesis of the new DNA strand is from 5’ to 3’ in eukaryotes and from 3’ to 5’ in bacteria

c)

there are many replication forks in each eukaryotic chromosome and only one in bacterial DNA

d)

synthesis of the new DNA strand is from 5’ to 3’ in eukaryotes and is random in prokaryotes

2.

The chemical nature of a gene is

a)

protein

b)

acid

c)

base

d)

none of these

3.

Which of the following molecules functions to transfer information from one generation to the next?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

Proteins

4.

Mutations are

a)

Heritable changes in the sequence of DNA bases that produce an observable phenotype

b)

Heritable changes in the sequence of DNA bases

c)

Mistakes in the incorporation of amino acids into proteins

d)

Heritable changes in the mRNA of an organism

5.

What are those structures that appear as ‘beads-on-string’ in the chromosomes when viewed under electron microscope?

a)

Base pairs

b)

Genes

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Nucleosomes

6.

The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic material came from the studies on a

a)

Viroid

b)

Bacterial virus

c)

Bacterium

d)

Fungus

7.

Which of the following is not the characteristic feature of genetic code

a)

Triplet nature

b)

Mostly universal

c)

Ambiguous

d)

Degeneracy

8.

More than one initiation codon and termination codons are found in which RNA

a)

prokaryotic m-RNA

b)

Eukaryotic m-RNA

c)

Hetero nuclear RNA

d)

Ribosomal RNA

9.

Taylor conducted the experiment to prove semiconservative mode of chromosome replication on :

a)

Drosophila melanogaster

b)

E. coli

c)

Vinca rosea

d)

Vicia faba

10.

DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes transcription on one strand of the DNA which is called the :-

a)

Alpha strand

b)

Antistrand

c)

Template strand

d)

Coding strand

11.

Termination of polypeptide chain is brought about by

a)

UUG, UAG and UCG

b)

UCG, GCG and ACC

c)

UAA, UAG and UGA

d)

UUG, UGC and UCA

12.

DNA duplex shows

a)

left handed and parallel coiling

b)

left handed and antiparallel coiling

c)

right handed and parallel coiling

d)

right handed and antiparallel coiling.

13.

Experimental evidence supporting concept of triplet genetic code was first provided by

a)

Watson

b)

Crick

c)

Michaelis and Menten

d)

Beadle and Tatum

14.

Genetic code translates the language of

a)

RNA into that of protein

b)

RNA into that of DNA

c)

Amino acids into that of RNA

d)

Protein into that of DNA

15.

Isotopes used in proving semiconservative replication of DNA were

a)

14N 14C

b)

14N 15N

c)

14N 31P

d)

14C 31P

16.

Reverse transcription was discovered by

a)

Beadle and Tatum

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Khorana

d)

Temin and Baltimore

17.

The flow of information from DNA to mRNA and then to proteins is called

a)

transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Genetic code

d)

Central dogma

18.

Which is required for protein synthesis?

a)

Initiation codon

b)

GTP

c)

Peptidyl transferase

d)

All of these

19.

Synthesis of DNA from RNA template occurs in

a)

reovirus

b)

Rous sarcoma virus

c)

T2

d)

TMV

20.

The terms cistron, recon and muton were proposed by

a)

Benzer

b)

Morgan

c)

Lederberg

d)

Johansen