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121.

Balbiani rings are the structural features of

  • allosomes

  • polytene chromosomes

  • autosomes

  • lampbrush chromosomes


122.

Jumping genes in maize were discovered by

  • Hugo de Vries

  • Barbara McClintock

  • T H Morgan

  • Mendel


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123.

DNA element with ability to change position is called

  • cistron

  • transposon

  • intron

  • recon


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transposon

Transposon is a DNA segment or genetic element moving from one chromosome to another. It was introduced by R W Hedges and A E Jacob in 1974.

Cistron is the functional unit of DNA molecules as it codes for a particular gene product.

Recon is the cross- over unit or it is segment of DNA which participates in crossing over.

Introns are the interrupted genes which do not form the part of mRNA and are further removed from primary mRNA during gene expression in eukaryotes.


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124.

Initiation codon is

  • UUU

  • UGA

  • AUG

  • UAG


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125.

DNA mutiplication is called

  • translation

  • replication

  • transduction

  • transcription


126.

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


127.

Repressor protein is produced by

  • regulator gene

  • operator gene

  • structural gene

  • promoter gene


128.

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

  • Deoxyribose

  • Ribose

  • Sucrose

  • Maltose


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129.

Stop codons are

  • AUG, GUG

  • UAA, UGA, UAG

  • UAC, UGG

  • AGU, AGA, UAC


130.

Which of the following is not a Pyrimidine?

  • Thymine

  • Uracil

  • Guanine

  • Cytosine


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