Multiple Choice Questions

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In split genes the coding sequences are called

  • introns

  • exons

  • cistrons

  • operons


B.

exons

Split genes were discovered by Phillip Sharp and Robert Richard. The part of DNA which express itself by making mRNA is called exon. One exon is separated from others by inactive part of DNA called intron. This is called split DNA.


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The joint of radio-ulna with the upper arm is

  • hinge joint

  • pivot joint

  • socket joint

  • none of these


Dinosaurs become extinct in

  • Permian age

  • Triassic period

  • Jurassic period

  • Cretaceous period


The infective stage of Plasmodium is

  • sporozoite

  • merozoite

  • trophozoite

  • schizont


A man of blood group 'A', marries a woman of blood group 'B', both of them are heterozygous for blood group, chances of their first child having blood group AB will be

  • 25%

  • 50%

  • 75%

  • 100%


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Which one of the following is vestigeal organ of human

  • Hair

  • Intestine

  • Wisdom teeth

  • Muscle of glottis


Which of the following pairs is correctly matched

  • Central dogma- Codon

  • Okazaki fragments - Splicing

  • RNA polymerase -RNA primer

  • Restriction enzymes - Genetic engineering


Stanley Miller performed an experiment to prove the origin of life. They took gases NH3 and H2 along with

  • Nand H2O

  • H2O and CH4

  • CH4 and N2

  • CO2 and NH3


If the pollen tube enters the ovule through funiculus, the phenomenon is known as

  • porogamy

  • chalazogamy

  • mesogamy

  • heterogamy


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Which of the following is the most resistant material in pollen grain

  • Sporopollenin

  • Intine

  • Exine

  • Certicle