In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code

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381.

Which of the following codons does not select any amino acid?

  • UAG

  • UAA

  • UGA

  • All of these


382.

Operator genes are controls to which gene mechanism?

  • Structural gene

  • Activator gene

  • Regulator gene

  • Modulac gene


383.

DNA is specific because it has

  • number of nucleotides

  • specific nature of phosphate and sugar

  • arrangement of protein in DNA

  • specific nature of purine and pyrimidines


384.

Role of carbohydrate in protoplasm

  • as catalyst

  • for energy

  • as enzymes

  • for synthesis


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385.

The RNA found in eukaryotic ribosomes are

  • 5 S and 16 S RNA

  • 5 S, 16 S, 18 S RNA

  • 23S, 16 S, RNA

  • 5 S and 28 S RNA


386.

Which one of the following codons codes for the some information as UGC?

  • UGU

  • UGA

  • UAG

  • UGG


387.

During translation initiation in prokaryotes, a GTP molecule is needed in

  • association of 30S, mRNA with formyl-met-tRNA

  • association of 50S subunit of ribosome with initiation complex

  • formation of formyl-met-tRNA

  • binding of 30S subunit of ribosome with mRNA


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388.

In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids?

  • 61

  • 60

  • 20

  • 64


A.

61

Out of 64 codons, three (UM, UAG, UGA) are chain terminating codons. The translating mechanism is not able to read these codons.
(a) 61 codons are used to code all the 20 essential amino acids.

(b) Out of 64, 3 codons, UAA, UAG, UGA do not code any amino acid molecule


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389.

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is synthesized in

  • nucleolus

  • nucleosome

  • cytoplasm

  • ribosome


390.

The number of RNA molecules in 60S sub- particles of 80S ribosomes are

  • five 

  • four

  • three

  • two


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