Molecular Basis of Inheritance
- The length of DNA molecule greatly exceeds the dimensions of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. How is this DNA accommodated?
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The nucleosome model explains the packaging of histone proteins and DNA in the chromatin material which forms the chromosome.
Correct Option: A
The nucleosome model explains the packaging of histone proteins and DNA in the chromatin material which forms the chromosome.
- Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids, is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?
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Purine is an organic nitrogenous base sparingly soluble in water, that gives rise to a group of biologically important derivatives, notably adenine and guanine, which occur in nucleotides and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
Correct Option: D
Purine is an organic nitrogenous base sparingly soluble in water, that gives rise to a group of biologically important derivatives, notably adenine and guanine, which occur in nucleotides and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
- T.O. Diener discovered a:
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Theodor O. Diener discovered the Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (“PSTVd”), the first viroid ever identified, in 1971. PSTVd is a small, circular RNA molecule. Dr. Diener discovered that the pathogen causing potato spindle tuber disease is not a virus, as previously believed, but a much smaller, free RNA molecule.
Correct Option: D
Theodor O. Diener discovered the Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (“PSTVd”), the first viroid ever identified, in 1971. PSTVd is a small, circular RNA molecule. Dr. Diener discovered that the pathogen causing potato spindle tuber disease is not a virus, as previously believed, but a much smaller, free RNA molecule.
- Which one of the following does not follow the central dogma of molecular biology?
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HIV viruses does not follow central dogma. Central dogma is a one way flow of information from DNA to mRNA and then to protein.
Correct Option: D
HIV viruses does not follow central dogma. Central dogma is a one way flow of information from DNA to mRNA and then to protein.
- Infectious proteins are present in:
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Infections proteins are rich in prions. Prions are made of proteins without nucleic acid. It is the causal agent of scrapie disease of sheep.
Correct Option: B
Infections proteins are rich in prions. Prions are made of proteins without nucleic acid. It is the causal agent of scrapie disease of sheep.