How many effective codons are there for the synthesis of twenty a

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271.

Purines possess nitrogen at

  • 1, 2, 4 and 6 position

  • 1, 3, 5 and 7 position

  • 1, 3, 7 and 9 position

  • 1, 2, 6 and 8 position


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272.

How many effective codons are there for the synthesis of twenty amino acids?

  • 64

  • 32

  • 60

  • 61


A.

64

Codons code for amino acids, there are 64 codons total and 3 codons do not code for any amino acids, as they function as stop codons. Hence, there are 61 effective codons for the synthesis of twenty amino acids.


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273.

Glucose and amino acids are reabsorbed in the

  • proximal tubule

  • distal tubule

  • collecting duct

  • loop of Henle


274.

Which one is imino acid?

  • Pepsin

  • Proline

  • Cysteine

  • Renin


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275.

The lactase hydrolyses lactose into

  • glucose

  • glucose and galactose

  • fructose

  • glucose and fructose


276.

Example of a typical homopolysaccharide is

  • lignin

  • suberin

  • inulin

  • starch


277.

Choose the correct non-protein amino acid

  • hydroxyproline

  • hydroxylysine

  • cystine

  • y-amino butyric acid


278.

Inulin is a polymer of

  • glucose

  • galactose

  • fructose

  • arabinose


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279.

Mannitol is

  • amino acid

  • amino alcohol

  • sugar alcohol

  • sugar acid


280.

Structural lipids of cell membrane are

  • simple lipid

  • chromolipids

  • steroid

  • phospholipids


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