Stop codons are from Biology Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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221.

DNA is specific because it has

  • number of nucleotides

  • specific nature of phosphate and sugar

  • arrangement of protein in DNA

  • specific nature of purine and pyrimidines


222.

Role of carbohydrate in protoplasm

  • as catalyst

  • for energy

  • as enzymes

  • for synthesis


223.

The RNA found in eukaryotic ribosomes are

  • 5 S and 16 S RNA

  • 5 S, 16 S, 18 S RNA

  • 23S, 16 S, RNA

  • 5 S and 28 S RNA


224.

Which one of the following codons codes for the some information as UGC?

  • UGU

  • UGA

  • UAG

  • UGG


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225.

During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is needed in

  • association of 30S, mRNA with formyl-met-tRNA

  • association of 50S subunit of ribosome with initiation complex

  • formation of formyl-met-tRNA

  • binding of 30S subunit of ribosome with mRNA


226.

In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids?

  • 61

  • 60

  • 20

  • 64


227.

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is synthesized in

  • nucleolus

  • nucleosome

  • cytoplasm

  • ribosome


228.

The number of RNA molecules in 60S sub- particles of 80S ribosomes are

  • five 

  • four

  • three

  • two


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229.

Stop codons are

  • AUG, GUG

  • UAA, UGA, UAG

  • UAC, UGG

  • AGU, AGA, UAC


B.

UAA, UGA, UAG

There are three stop codons or non- sense codons UAG, UAA and UGA.

AUG is an initiation codon in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

UAC codes for tyrosine, UGG codes for tryptophan, AGU codes for serine and AGA codes for argenine.


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230.

DNA multiplication is called

  • translation

  • replication

  • transduction

  • transcription


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