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Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Ques. 1AIPMT 2002

Out of 64 codons, 61 codons code for 20 types of amino acids; it is called : -

  1. Wobbling of codon
  2. Universality of codons
  3. Overlapping of gene
  4. Degeneracy of genetic code

Answer

(4) Degeneracy of genetic code

Solution

As per NCERT, 61 codons code for amino acids and 3 codons (UAA, UAG, UGA) are stop codons.

∵ 61 codons code for only 20 amino acids ⇒ most amino acids are coded by more than one codon (e.g., leucine by six codons).

As per NCERT, some amino acids are coded by more than one codon, hence the code is degenerate.

∴ This property is called degeneracy of the genetic code.

Answer: (4)

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Ques. 2AIPMT 2002

Which of the following reunites the exon segments after RNA splicing ?

  1. RNA polymerase
  2. RNA proteases
  3. RNA primase
  4. RNA ligase
Ques. 3AIPMT 2002

Exon parts of mRNA have code for : -

  1. Lipid
  2. Protein
  3. Phospholipid
  4. Carbohydrate
Ques. 4AIPMT 2001

m-RNA is synthesised on DNA template in which direction : -

  1. Any
  2. Both (3) and (4)
  3. 5' → 3'
  4. 3' → 5'
Ques. 5AIPMT 2001

In Negative operon : -

  1. cAMP has negative effect on lac operon
  2. Co-repressor binds with inducer
  3. Co-repressor binds with repressor
  4. Co-repressor does not bind with repressor
Ques. 6AIPMT 2001

Gene and cistron words are sometimes used synonymously because : -

  1. One gene contains one cistron
  2. One cistron contains many genes
  3. One gene contains no cistron
  4. One gene contains many cistrons
Ques. 7AIPMT 2001

Types of RNA polymerase required in nucleus for RNA synthesis : -

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 4
Ques. 8AIPMT 2001

A mutant strain of T4 bacteriophage, R-II, fails to lyse E. coli, but when two strains R-IIX and R-IIY are mixed, they lyse E. coli. What may be the possible reason?

  1. Both strains have different cistrons
  2. Both strains have similar cistrons
  3. It is not mutated
  4. Bacteriophage transforms into wild type
Ques. 9AIPMT 2000

Method of DNA replication in which two strands of DNA separate and synthesize new strands

  1. Conservative
  2. Non conservative
  3. Dispersive
  4. Semiconservative
Ques. 10AIPMT 2000

Which of the following is initiation codon?

  1. AUC
  2. CCU
  3. UAG
  4. AUG
Ques. 11AIPMT 2000

Anticodon occurs in:

  1. DNA
  2. r-RNA
  3. t-RNA
  4. m-RNA

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