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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

Which of the following are the functions of RNA?

A

It is carrier of genetic information from DNA to ribosomes synthesising polypeptides

B

It carries amino acids to ribosomes

C

It is a constituent component of ribosomes

D

All of the above

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

While analysing the DNA of an organism a total number of 5386 nucleotides were found out of which the proportion of different bases were Adenine $=29 \%$, Guanine $=17 \%$, Cytosine $=32 \%$, Thymine $=17 \%$. Considering the Chargaffs rule it can be concluded that

A

it is a double-stranded circular DNA

B

it is single-stranded DNA

C

it is a double-stranded linear DNA

D

No conclusion can be drawn

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

In some viruses, DNA is synthesised by using RNA as template. Such a DNA is called

A

A-DNA

B

B-DNA

C

cDNA

D

$r$ DNA

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

If Meselson and Stahl's experiment is continued for four generations in bacteria, the ratio of $15_{\mathrm{N}} / 15_{\mathrm{N}}: 15_{\mathrm{N}} / 14_{\mathrm{N}}: 14_{\mathrm{N}} / 14_{\mathrm{N}}$ containing DNA in the fourth generation would be

A

$1: 1: 0$

B

$1: 4: 0$

C

$0: 1: 3$

D

$0: 1: 7$

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

If the sequence of nitrogen bases of the coding strand of DNA in a transcription unit is

$$ 5^{\prime} \text { - A T G A A T G - 3', } $$

the sequence of bases in its RNA transcript would be

A

$5^{\prime}-\mathrm{A} \cup \mathrm{GAA} \cup \mathrm{G}-3^{\prime}$

B

$5^{\prime}-\cup \mathrm{A} \subset \cup \cup \mathrm{A} \mathrm{C}-3^{\prime}$

C

$5^{\prime}-\mathrm{C} \mathrm{A} \cup \cup \mathrm{C} \mathrm{A} \cup-3^{\prime}$

D

$5^{\prime}-\mathrm{G} \cup \mathrm{A} A \mathrm{G} \cup \mathrm{A}-3^{\prime}$