Multiple Choice Questions

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Repressor protein is produced by

  • regulator gene

  • operator gene

  • structural gene

  • promoter gene


A.

regulator gene

The regulator gene is responsible for the synthesis of a protein called repressor. It may be active or inactive (aporepressor). The active repressor is normally seen in inducible systems while aporepressor is seen in repressible system. The repressor has an affinity for operator gene.


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DNA element with ability to change position is called

  • cistron

  • transposon

  • intron

  • recon


Which of the following is not a Pyrimidine?

  • Thymine

  • Uracil

  • Guanine

  • Cytosine


DNA mutiplication is called

  • translation

  • replication

  • transduction

  • transcription


Balbiani rings are the structural features of

  • allosomes

  • polytene chromosomes

  • autosomes

  • lampbrush chromosomes


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Jumping genes in maize were discovered by

  • Hugo de Vries

  • Barbara McClintock

  • T H Morgan

  • Mendel


Initiation codon is

  • UUU

  • UGA

  • AUG

  • UAG


A eukaryotic gene contains two kinds of base sequences. Which of these plays an important role in protein synthesis?

  • Introns

  • Exons

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • None of these


Stop codons are

  • AUG, GUG

  • UAA, UGA, UAG

  • UAC, UGG

  • AGU, AGA, UAC


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The back bone of RNA consists of which of the following sugar?

  • Deoxyribose

  • Ribose

  • Sucrose

  • Maltose


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