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Molecule of ATP is structurally similar to the molecule of

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  1. DNA

  2. RNA

  3. protein

  4. AMP

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Correct Option: B

Enzyme required during DNA replication is

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  1. DNA polymerase

  2. DNA ligase

  3. Both A and B

  4. Sigma factor

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Correct Option: C

Length of one coil of B-DNA helix is 

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  1. 0.34 nm

  2. 3.4 nm

  3. 10nm

  4. 20nm

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Correct Option: B

Double stranded DNA virus with 20,000 base pairs has nucleotides

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  1. 20,000

  2. 10,000

  3. 666

  4. 40,000

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Correct Option: D

Hargobind Khorana is known for

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  1. Discovery of DNA

  2. Discovery of DNA ligase

  3. Discovery of tRNA

  4. Synthesis of proteins

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Correct Option: B

Coded information in nucleic acid depends upon

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  1. Arrangement of nucleotides

  2. Position of nucleotides

  3. Number of nucleotides

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: A

Special unwinding enzyme that breaks hydrogen bonds between the two strands of DNA is

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  1. Primase

  2. Topoisomerase

  3. DNA polymerase

  4. Helicase

  5. DNA ligase

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Correct Option: D

Nucleotide pairs present in one turn of DNA helix

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  1. 4

  2. 8

  3. 10

  4. 9

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Correct Option: C

Select correct/incorrect functions
1.Ligase - joins short DNA segments
2.DNA Polymerase - Cuts DNA at specific sites
3.Helicase-Breaks H-bonds between complementary DNA strands

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  1. 1, 2 and 3 correct

  2. 1 correct, 2 and 3 false

  3. 1 and 3 correct, 2 false

  4. 1 and 2 correct, 3 false

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Correct Option: C

The codon for anticodon 3' UUUA-5' is

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  1. 5' AAAU-3'

  2. 5' UAAA-3

  3. 3 UAAD-5

  4. 3' AAAU-5

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Correct Option: A