Tag: structure of dna and rna

Questions Related to structure of dna and rna

In which stage the DNA is doubled?

  1. Metaphase

  2. Anaphase

  3. Interphase

  4. Prophase


Correct Option: A

In double helix of DNA, the two DNA strands are?

  1. Coiled around a common axis

  2. Coiled around each other

  3. Coiled differently

  4. Coiled over protein sheath


Correct Option: A

The two strands of DNA are?

  1. Similar in nature and complementary

  2. Anti parallel and complementary

  3. Parallel and complementary

  4. Basically different in nature


Correct Option: A

Suppose two species A and B share 94% of their DNA with each other and species C shares 75% of DNA sequence with and B. What inference can be drawn from it ?

  1. Species A and B share more recent common ancestor with each other than either shares with C.

  2. Species C evolved more recently than species A and B.

  3. Species C is more closely related to species B than to species A.

  4. Species A and B have common ancestor but neither have common ancestor with species C.


Correct Option: A

In a given $100$ bp DNA segment the number of nucleotide of guanine is $20$. The total number of hydrogen bonds stabilizing this double helix are?

  1. $130$

  2. $120$

  3. $220$

  4. $300$


Correct Option: A

On which strand of DNA, m-RNA is constructed?

  1. Trand oriented as $5' \rightarrow 3'$

  2. Strand oriented as $3' \rightarrow 5'$

  3. Both the strands

  4. Any one strand


Correct Option: A

ADP ATP ADP system was found by Lipmann in

  1. 1940

  2. 1950

  3. 1960

  4. 1970


Correct Option: A

In polypeptide synthesis, amino acids are brought over ribosome-mRNA complex by

  1. rRNA

  2. tRNA

  3. DNA

  4. Nucleotides


Correct Option: B

Anticodon is made of

  1. Three adjacent nitrogen bases

  2. Unpaired triplet bases on mRNA

  3. Paired triplet of nitrogen bases on tRNA

  4. Unpaired triplet of nitrogen bases at one end of tRNA


Correct Option: D

Which is correct for ADP?

  1. Two high energy bonds

  2. One high energy bond

  3. Three high energy bonds

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B