0

The search for genetic material - class-XII

Description: the search for genetic material
Number of Questions: 29
Created by:
Tags: zoology nucleic acids molecular genetics biology molecular basis of inheritance genetics
Attempted 0/29 Correct 0 Score 0

Gel electyrophoresis is used for

  1. Construction of recombinant DNA by joining with cloning vectors

  2. Isolation of DNA molecule

  3. Cutting of DNA into fragments

  4. Separation of DNA fragments according to their size


Correct Option: D

70S ribosomes, chromatophores and circular DNA are found in 

  1. All eukaryotes

  2. All prokaryotes

  3. Some prokaryotes

  4. Some eukaryotes and some prokaryotes


Correct Option: A

One turn of DNA possesses

  1. One base pair

  2. Two base pairs

  3. Five base pairs

  4. Ten base pairs


Correct Option: D

Griffith effect is

  1. DNA transcription

  2. RNA translation

  3. Bacterial transformation

  4. Bacterial transduction


Correct Option: C

In Streptococcus pneumoniae

  1. Virulent form is smooth

  2. Virulent form is rough

  3. Nonvirulent form is capsulated

  4. All forms are rough


Correct Option: A

Bacterium in which transformation was first studied is

  1. Salmonella typhimurium

  2. Streptococcus pneumoniae

  3. Escherichia coli

  4. Streptococcus aureus


Correct Option: B

Genetic code determines

  1. Sequence of amino acids in protein chain

  2. Variations

  3. Constancy of morphological traits

  4. Structural pattern


Correct Option: A

Arrangement of three successive bases in genetic code signifies

  1. Protein

  2. Amino acid

  3. Nucleic acid

  4. Plasmid


Correct Option: B

Operon model of gene regulation and organisation of procaryotes was proposed by

  1. Messelson arid Stahl

  2. Wilkins and Franklin

  3. Beadle and Tatum

  4. Jacob and Monod


Correct Option: D

In operon model, RNA polymerase binds to

  1. Structural gene

  2. Promoter gene

  3. Regulator

  4. Operator gene


Correct Option: B

Correct sequence of code transfer during polypeptide formation is

  1. DNA, mRNA, tRNA and amino acids

  2. DNA, tRNA, rRNA and mRNA

  3. mRNA, tRNA, DNA and amino acids

  4. rRNA, DNA, mRNA and tRNA


Correct Option: A

Transformation experiments in bacteria were first performed by 

  1. Macleod

  2. Griffith

  3. Pasteur

  4. Meselson and Stahl


Correct Option: B

Bacteriophage with radioactivity both in DNA and protein infects a bacterium. Bacterium becomes radioactive. Radioactivity occurs in

  1. Protein

  2. DNA

  3. All parts

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: B

DNA was proved to be genetic material through experiment of

  1. Transduction

  2. Replica experiment

  3. Viral infection of Tobacco

  4. Transformation


Correct Option: D

From their experiments on Neurospora crassa, Beadle and Tatum proposed

  1. One gene one polypeptide hypothesis

  2. One gene one enzyme hypothesis

  3. One gene one function hypothesis

  4. Many genes one enzyme hypothesis


Correct Option: B

Plant cell can be transformed through

  1. Electrolysis

  2. Electroporation

  3. Electrophoresis

  4. Electroduction


Correct Option: B

Which is correctly matched ?

  1. Frederick Griffith - Discovered transformation

  2. Linus Pauling - Isolated DNA for first time

  3. Francis Crick - Proposed one gene - one polypeptide hypothesis

  4. George Beadle - Proposed concept of inborn errors

  5. Jacob and Monod Proposed Wobble hypothesis


Correct Option: A

All the terminator codons begin with

  1. Guanine

  2. Uracil

  3. Cytosine

  4. Adenine


Correct Option: B

DNA element with ability to change its position is

  1. Cistron

  2. Transposon

  3. Intron

  4. Recon


Correct Option: B

Find out the correct options
1. Amino acids may have more than one codon
2. All amino acids have more than one codon
3. Codons are common for higher and lower organisms
4. Codons are not found in bacteria

  1. 1, 2, 3 correct

  2. 1, 2 correct

  3. 2, 4 correct

  4. 1, 3 correct


Correct Option: D

Find out the correct options
1. Frederick Griffith - Transformation
2. Gamow - Triplet code
3. Meselson - Isolated DNA

  1. 1, 2, 3 correct

  2. 1, 2 correct

  3. 2, 3 correct

  4. 1, 3 correct


Correct Option: A

What does the following signify

  1. Amino acid + ATP Aminoacyl AMP + PPi

  2. Chain termination

  3. Activation of amino acids

  4. Elongation of chain

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: B

From bacteria to men, a near universal code for phenylalanine is

  1. UUU

  2. UUA

  3. UUG

  4. CUU


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following acts as a catalyst in a bacterial cell

  1. hnRNA

  2. 23 S rRNA

  3. 5S rRNA

  4. snRNA


Correct Option: B

In Griffiths experiment, the conversion of R- type to S-type of Diplococcus pneumoniae when mixed with heat-killed S-type is called

  1. Mutation

  2. Transduction

  3. Transfection

  4. Transformation


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is true with reference to transformation in bacteria
i) Transfer of genetic material is mediated by F factor
ii) Uptake of DNA fragments from the surrounding environment and expression of that genetic information in recipient cell 
iii) Transformation experiments were the basis to propose chromosomal theory of inheritance
iv) Transformation was discovered by Griffith in Streptococcus pneumonia

  1. i, iv

  2. ii, iii, iv

  3. iii, iv

  4. ii, iv


Correct Option: D

A molecule that acts as a genetic material must fulfill the traits given, except

  1. It should provide the scope for slow changes that are required for evolution

  2. It should be able to generate its replica

  3. It should be able to express itself in the form of Mendelian characters

  4. It should be unstable structurally and chemically


Correct Option: D

Escherichia coli in which both the strands are labelled with $^{15}N$ is transferred to $^{14}N$ medium and allowed to replicate for two generations. Find the number of hybrid DNA molecules in the second generation

  1. Four

  2. Eight

  3. One

  4. Two


Correct Option: D

Beside direct chemical analysis DNA and RNA can be detected by which of the following method?
a. Photometric procedures
b. Staining reactions
c. Enzyme digestion
Select the correct answer using the codes given.

  1. $1, 2$ and $3$

  2. $1$ and $2$

  3. $2$ and $3$

  4. $1$ and $3$


Correct Option: A
- Hide questions