Multiple Choice Questions

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Stop codons are

  • AUG, GUG

  • UAA, UGA, UAG

  • UAC, UGG

  • AGU, AGA, UAC


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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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In rabbit, head of epididymis present at the head of the testis is called

  • vas deferens

  • cauda epididymis

  • gubernaculum

  • caput epididymis


Cleavage polyembryony occurs in

  • Pinus

  • Mini Cycas

  • Cycas

  • Ephedra


Which of the following is a test cross ?

  • Tt x tt

  • TT x tt

  • Tt x Tt

  • tt x tt


Foolish seedling disease of rice in Japan was caused by
  • the deficiency of nitrogen

  • a bacterium

  • a fungus

  • a virus


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DNA multiplication is called

  • translation

  • replication

  • transduction

  • transcription


1 : 2 : 1 phenotypic and genotypic ratio is found in

  • complementary genes

  • blending inheritance

  • multiple alleles

  • pseudo alleles


The embryo at 16 celled stage is known as

  • morula

  • gastrula

  • blastula

  • blastomere


Ozone depletion in stratosphere would result in

  • forest fires

  • global warming

  • skin cancer incidence

  • None of the above


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Jumping genes in maize were discovered by

  • Hugo de Vries

  • Barbara McClintock

  • TH Morgan

  • Mendel