Molecular Basis of Inheritance
- The transforming principle of Pneumococus as found out by Avery, MacLeod and McCarty was
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The transforming chemical discovered by Griffith in his experiments with Pneumococcus, was confirmed as DNA by Avery, McLeod and McCarty.
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The transforming chemical discovered by Griffith in his experiments with Pneumococcus, was confirmed as DNA by Avery, McLeod and McCarty.
- Who proved that DNA is basic genetic material?
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Hershey and Chase (1952) worked on Escherichia coli and conclusively proved that DNA is the genetic material.
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Hershey and Chase (1952) worked on Escherichia coli and conclusively proved that DNA is the genetic material.
- The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic material came from the studies on a
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Bacteriophage was used by Hershey and Chase to prove DNA as genetic material.
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Bacteriophage was used by Hershey and Chase to prove DNA as genetic material.
- 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.
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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.
- 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.
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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.
