Molecular Basis of Inheritance
- A DNA with unequal nitrogen bases would most probably be
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A single strand of DNA would not possess complementary base pairs. Hence nitrogenous bases are unequal in number.
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A single strand of DNA would not possess complementary base pairs. Hence nitrogenous bases are unequal in number.
- Nucleotide arrangement in DNA can be seen by
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In 1953 Wilkins obtained very fine X-ray crystallographic pictures of DNA from which Watson and Crick developed the double helix model of DNA.
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In 1953 Wilkins obtained very fine X-ray crystallographic pictures of DNA from which Watson and Crick developed the double helix model of DNA.
- Reverse transcriptase is
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H. Temin and D. Baltimore (1970) discovered that tumor viruses contain RNA as genetic material and replicate by synthesizing complementary DNA. This process is called reverse transcription and it is carried by an RNA dependent DNA polymerase called as reverse transcriptase.
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H. Temin and D. Baltimore (1970) discovered that tumor viruses contain RNA as genetic material and replicate by synthesizing complementary DNA. This process is called reverse transcription and it is carried by an RNA dependent DNA polymerase called as reverse transcriptase.
- The eukaryotic genome differs from the prokaryotic genome because
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NA
Correct Option: B
NA
- How many base pairs (bp) are found in the haploid genome of humans?
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The number of base pairs (bp) found in the haploid genome of humans is 3 × 109.
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The number of base pairs (bp) found in the haploid genome of humans is 3 × 109.
