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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

DNA is a polymer of nucleotides which are linked to each other by $3^{\prime}-5^{\prime}$ phosphodiester bond. To prevent polymerisation of nucleotides, which of the following modifications would you choose?

A

Replace purine with pyrimindines

B

Remove/Replace 3' OH group in deoxy ribose

C

Remove/Replace 2' OH group with some other group in deoxy ribose

D

Both (b) and (c)

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

Discontinuous synthesis of DNA occurs in one strand, because

A

DNA molecule being synthesised is very long

B

DNA dependent DNA polymerase catalyses polymerisation only in one direction ( $5^{\prime} \rightarrow 3^{\prime}$ )

C

it is a more efficient process

D

DNA ligase has to have a role

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

Which of the following steps in transcription is catalysed by RNA polymerse?

A

Initiation

B

Elongation

C

Termination

D

All of these

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

Control of gene expression takes place at the level of

A

DNA-replication

B

transcription

C

translation

D

None of these

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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

Regulatory proteins are the accessory proteins that interact with RNA polymerase and affect its role in transcription. Which of the following statements is correct about regulatory protein?

A

They only increase expression

B

They only decrease expression

C

They interact with RNA polymerase but do not affect the expression

D

They can act both as activators and as repressors