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251.

Assertion : The mRNA attaches itself to the ribosome via its 3' end.

Reason : The mRNA has F-capsular nucleotide and bases of lagging sequence.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both the assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both the assertion and reason are false.


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252.

In RNA thymine is replaced by

  • uracil

  • adenine

  • thiamine

  • guanine


A.

uracil

In RNA, thymine is replaced by uracil. Guanine and Adenine are purines whereas Thymine and Cytosine are pyrimidines. In DNA, thymine is present instead of uracil.


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253.

Extranuclear genes occurs in

  • plastids and are not inherited

  • plasmid and are not inherited

  • mitochondria and are inherited by female

  • mitochondria and are inherited by male


254.

Assertion : Watson and Crick provided experimental proof of semiconservative nature of DNA replication.

Reason : DNA polymerase binds nucleotides in replication.

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explantion of Assertion

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

  • If Assertion is true but Reason is false

  • If Assertion is false but Reason is true.


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255.

Match the following and choose the correct combination from the options given.

Column I (Chemical compounds) Column II (Example)
A. Nitrogen base 1. RNA
B. Nucleoside 2. Thymidylic acid
C. Nucleotide 3. Cytidine
D. Nucleic acid 4. Uracil

  • A - 1; B - 2; C - 3; D - 4

  • A - 1; B - 3; C - 2; D - 4

  • A - 4; B - 3; C - 2; D - 1

  • A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3

  • A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3


256.

In eukaryotic genes, coding sequences are called

  • introns

  • exons

  • regulatory sequence

  • repetitive DNA

  • repetitive DNA


257.

Which site of the tRNA pairs through hydrogen bonding with the triplet codes on mRNA?

  • Codon

  • 5' end of tRNA

  • 3' end of tRNA

  • Anticodon

  • Anticodon


258.

Find the wrongly matched pair

  • Har Gobind Khorana - synthesized RNA molecules chemically

  • George Gamow - codon is triplet's

  • Meselson and Stahl - regulation of gene expression

  • Alec Jeffreys - DNA finger printing

  • Alec Jeffreys - DNA finger printing


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259.

In eukaryotes, RNA polymerase II transcribes

  • hnRNA

  • 18S rRNA

  • 28S rRNA

  • tRNA

  • tRNA


260.

Identify the wrong statement about DNA

  • The length of DNA is defined as the number of base pairs present in it

  • Cytosine is common to both DNA and RNA

  • In a nucleotide, the nitrogenous base is linked to a phosphate group

  • Thymine is chemically 5-methyl uracil

  • Thymine is chemically 5-methyl uracil


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