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Questions Related to structure of dna and rna

Crick, one of the discoverer of DNA double helix was man of

  1. Botany

  2. Physics

  3. Chemistry

  4. Zoology


Correct Option: B

In double helix model of DNA, how far is each base pair from the next base pair

  1. 3.4 nm

  2. 0.34 nm

  3. 2.0 nm

  4. 34 nm

  5. 0.034 nm


Correct Option: B

The pitch angle of deflection between two successive base pairs in DNA double helix is

  1. $20^0$

  2. $34^0$

  3. $36^0$

  4. $360^0$


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is correctly matched

  1. UAC-Tyrosine

  2. UCG-Start

  3. UUU-Stop

  4. UGULeucine


Correct Option: A

Initiation of DNA strand synthesis is performed by

  1. DNA polymerase I

  2. DNA helicase

  3. DNA primase

  4. DNA topoisomerase


Correct Option: C

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched

  1. Adenine-Thymine

  2. Thymine-Uracil

  3. Uracil-Cytosine

  4. Guanine-Adenine


Correct Option: A

A DNA double helix is 340 nm long. Number of nucleotides found in it is

  1. 20

  2. 200

  3. 1000

  4. 2000


Correct Option: D

In double helix of DNA, there are sugar phosphate backbones with bases projected

  1. Outwardly

  2. Outwardly and inwardly

  3. Inwardly

  4. Interpolated


Correct Option: C

The enzyme which helps to cut one strand of DNA duplex to release tension of coiling of two strands is

  1. DNA ligase

  2. DNA polymerase I

  3. Topoisomerase

  4. Helicase


Correct Option: C

TACAAAGGGTTTCAACCC is the sequence of nucleotides in a DNA strand. Predict the sequence of amino acids found in a protein formed from it

  1. Proline, phenylalanine, lysine, methionine, glycine, valine

  2. Methionine, phenylalanine, glycine, valine, lysine, proline

  3. Valine, glycine, proline, lysine, phenylalanine, methionine

  4. Methionine, phenylalanine, proline, lysine, valine, glycine


Correct Option: D