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Central dogma - class-XI

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Process of reverse transcription was discovered by

  1. Garrod

  2. Temin and Baltimore

  3. Beadle and Tatum

  4. Marshall and Nirenberg

  5. Holley and Grover


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Temin and Baltimore discovered reverse transcriptase or RNA dependent DNA polymerase at the same time but independently of each other. For their discovery of the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase, Howard Temin and David Baltimore shared the 1975 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Temin discovered reverse transcriptase in Rous sarcoma virus. Baltimore arrived at the same discovery through his studies on replication of RNA containing viruses starting with poliovirus and then moving to vesicular stomatitis virus where he discovered a virion RNA polymerase. 

So, the correct answer is 'Temin and Baltimore'.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The product of transcription is DNA

  2. The product of transcription is mRNA

  3. The product of transcription is a protein

  4. The product of translation is mRNA

  5. The product of translation is DNA


Correct Option: B

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
In some viruses, DNA is synthesised by using RNA as template. Such a DNA is called

  1. A-DNA

  2. B-DNA

  3. cDNA

  4. rDNA


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Complimentary DNA( cDNA) is DNA synthesized from a single-stranded RNA template in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase. RNA of viruses first synthesizes complementary DNA (cDNA) through reverse transcription. DNA then transfers information to RNA which takes part in the translation of coded information to form a polypeptide. 

So, the correct answer is 'cDNA'.

The viral enzyme _________ causes the host cell to synthesize a double strand of DNA complementary to the viral RNA.

  1. Zymase

  2. Reverse transcriptase

  3. Enterokinase

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Unlike other DNA polymerases, reverse transcriptase (RT) is unique in that it is able to make a complimentary DNA strand from an RNA template. Reverse transciptases are usually found in retroviruses, which use RT to make a DNA copy of their own RNA genome, which is then incorporated into the host cell's genome. 

Zymase is an enzyme complex in yeasts that catalyzes the breakdown of sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Enterokinase is an enzyme produced by the mucosa of the small intestine. Its sole function is to activate trypsinogen to trypsin.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

What is a codon?

  1. A group of three nucleotide sequences.

  2. The nucleotide units between the start and stop codes.

  3. The nucleotide sequence that serves as the instructions for a protein.

  4. A single nucleotide in an mRNA sequence.

  5. The sequence of nucleotide that signals the start or shop of protein synthesis.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A codon is defined as a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule. These codon translates to form protein sequences.

The enzyme used in reverse transcription is 

  1. Prismase

  2. Reverse transcriptase

  3. RNA dependent DNA polymerase

  4. DNA dependent RNA polymerase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Reverse transcription is the process of generating a complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template. The enzyme used is called the reverse transcriptase (RT).

Which one of the following does not follow the central dogma of molecular biology?

  1. Chlamydomonas

  2. HIV

  3. Pea

  4. Mucor


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The central dogma of molecular biology says DNA, i.e., deoxyribonucleic acid is replicated first to form a copy of DNA. This process is known as DNA replication and is catalyzed by an enzyme called as DNA polymerase (DNA dependent DNA polymerase). This replicated DNA is then transcribed to form an mRNA (messenger RNA molecule). This process is referred as transcription and this is carried out by an enzyme called as RNA polymerase (DNA dependent RNA polymerase), finally the mRNA is translated into a protein.This process is carried out by ribosomes where amino acids are incorporated. This process is known as translation. Francis Crick proposed this concept of central dogma in molecular biology which states that genetic information flows from DNA->DNA->protein. In some viruses, the flow of information is in reverse direction, i.e., from RNA to DNA. This process is known as reverse central dogma or reverse transcription. It takes place in viruses, acellular organisms where RNA replicates via a DNA intermediate. A complimentary DNA molecule is formed from genomic RNA with the help of an enzyme called reverse transcriptase ( RNA dependent DNA polymerase). Eg : HIV which is a retrovirus.

Teminism refers to

  1. Protein synthesis

  2. Transcription

  3. Reverse Transcription

  4. Restriction digestion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Teminism is basically a theory. It is also known as reverse transcription. It was discovered by Temin and Baltimore in 1978. In molecular biology, it explains RNA can act as template strand for DNA formation. So, it means that DNA can be synthesized from RNA.

So, the correct answer is ' Reverse transcription'. 

The process of formation of DNA from RNA is known as

  1. Reverse transcription

  2. Translation

  3. Thigmotropism

  4. Teminism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The process of formation of DNA from RNA is called reverse transcription and is observed when a virus with RNA as genetic material infects a host, containing DNA as genetic material
Example, HIV infection in humans

The enzyme responsible for reverse transcription is 

  1. RNA polymerase

  2. Reverse transcriptase

  3. DNA polymerase

  4. Transcriptase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(B) Reverse transcriptase enzyme is responsible for reverse transcription process which cDNA ( complementary DNA) is made from a RNA template.

Central dogma goes topsy-turvy was reported by 

  1. Watson

  2. Crick and Temin

  3. Baltimore and Watson

  4. Temin and Baltimore


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Central dogma represents the sequential process of gene expression via four steps. Accordingly, the genetic information present in sequence of deoxyribonucleotides is transcribed into sequence of ribonucleotides in RNA which in turn serve as template to a polypeptide. The genetic information of DNA is self replicated via DNA replication where parent strand serves as template for synthesis of new DNA strands. Thus, transcription uses DNA strand template while translation uses RNA as template. But it is not always a linear process and can go upside down since reverse transcriptase enzyme synthesize DNA using RNA as template. It was first shown by Temin and Baltimore.

Which of the following mechanism is disrupted by the antibiotic tetracycline which works by binding to rRNA in prokaryotes?

  1. Translation

  2. Respiration

  3. Transcription

  4. DNA replication

  5. Active transport


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tetracycline antibiotics are the protein inhibitors which inhibiting the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex and prevents the translation (protein synthesis) as activated aminoacyl-tRNA bring amino acid in mRNA-ribosome complex.

Genetic information are transferred from nucleus to cytoplasm of cell through

  1. DNA

  2. RNA

  3. Lysosomes

  4. ACTH


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Genetic information are transferred from nucleus to cytoplasm of cell through RNA. In eukaryotic cells, once precursor mRNA (pre-mRNA) has been transcribed from DNA, it is processed to mature mRNA. This removes its introns, non-coding sections, of the pre-mRNA. The mRNA is then exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, where it is bound to ribosomes and translated into its corresponding protein form with the help of tRNA. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule. It is implicated in a varied sort of biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes.

The information carried by RNA in retroviruses is put in the DNA code by

  1. DNA polymerase

  2. DNA ligase

  3. RNA synthetase

  4. Reverse transcriptase


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Reverse transcriptase enzyme is an enzyme that is used to generate cDNA from RNA template through the reverse transcription process. This is seen in many retroviruses to replicate their genomes.
  • DNA polymerase enzyme helps in DNA synthesis using DNA template, a process called replication.
  • DNA ligase is used to join DNA fragments during DNA repair or its replication.
So, the correct option is 'Reverse transcriptase'.

The detection of reverse transcriptase activity in a culture infected with a virion suggests the presence of 

  1. The presence of a double-stranded DNA virus

  2. The presence of a single-stranded DNA virus

  3. The presence of a double-stranded RNA virus

  4. The presence of a single-stranded RNA virus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Retroviruses operate a central dogma reverse. RNA of these viruses first synthesis DNA through reverse transcriptase or RNA dependent DNA polymerase. This DNA synthesised on RNA template is called c-DNA or retroposons.

RNA------> c-DNA--------> RNA----> Protein

So, the correct option is 'The presence of a single-stranded RNA virus'

Reverse transcriptase is

  1. RNA dependent RNA polymerase

  2. DNA dependent RNA polymerase

  3. DNA dependent DNA polymerase

  4. RNA dependent DNA polymerase


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Reverse transcriptase is an RNA dependent DNA polymerase enzyme which means it uses RNA primers to synthesize DNA molecules. Reverse transcriptase enzyme used to generate complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template by the process called reverse transcription. Retroviruses contain reverse transcriptase enzyme which converts their RNA genome into cDNA that can be incorporated into the host genome. 

So, the correct answer is 'RNA dependent DNA polymerase'.

A codon is read in

  1. 3 5 direction

  2. 5 3' direction

  3. 3 6' direction

  4. 6' 3' direction


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Ligase- Breaking DNA strand

  2. Flame cells- Roundworms

  3. Rous Sarcoma- Reverse transcriptase

  4. Thyroxine- Adrenal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
a)  Restriction enzyme causes breaking DNA strand. Ligase helps in joining two DNA fragments.
b) Flame cells are absent in roundworms. 
c) Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) is a retrovirus causes sarcoma in chickens. The virus contains a reverse transcriptase which is a DNA polymerase that uses RNA as its template. This enzyme reverse transcribes RNA into cDNA and incorporation into the host genome.
d) Thyroxine is produced by the thyroid gland. 
So, the correct answer is 'Rous Sarcoma- Reverse transcriptase'.

Reverse transcriptase occurs in virus

  1. HIV

  2. Influenza virus

  3. Vaccinia virus

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a retrovirus with a viral envelope, matrix proteins and core. The viral core consists of two single strands of RNA. Retroviruses containing RNA genome have reverse transcriptase enzyme that synthesizes a DNA copy (cDNA) of viral RNA. This cDNA can be introduced in the hosts' genome and allowed to replicate to form viral proteins. Influenza and vaccinia viruses are not retroviruses.

Thus, the correct answer is option 'HIV'.

The two strands of DNA are held together by 

  1. Peptide bonds

  2. Phosphodiester bonds

  3. Hydrogen bonds

  4. S-S bonds


Correct Option: C

Khorana et al synthesised RNA with copolymer of UGUGUGUGUG... It produced a peptide with alternate cysteine and valine. The codons for the two are

  1. UGU and GUG

  2. UUG and GGU

  3. GUG and UGU

  4. UGG and GUU


Correct Option: A

Reverse transcription was discovered by

  1. Beadle and Tatum

  2. Temin and Baltimore

  3. Watson and Crick

  4. Khorana


Correct Option: B

Find out the correct answers out of the following discoveries
1. Griffith-Transformation
2. Gamow-Triplet code
3. Miescher-Nucieic acid

  1. 1, 2 and 3 correct

  2. 1 and 2 correct, 3 false

  3. 1 correct, 2 and 3 false

  4. 1 and 3 correct, 2 false


Correct Option: A

Who proposed central dogma ?

  1. Watson and Crick

  2. Beadle and Tatum

  3. Klug

  4. Crick


Correct Option: D

Enzyme needed for production of DNA from RNA is

  1. RNA polymerase

  2. Reverse transcriptase

  3. DNA helicase

  4. DNA polymerase


Correct Option: B

Which is correctly matched ?

  1. Ligase-Breaking DNA strand

  2. Flame cells-Roundworms

  3. Rous Sarcoma-Reverse transcriptase

  4. Thyroxine-Adrenal


Correct Option: C

Information transfer from RNA to DNA is

  1. Transcription

  2. Translation

  3. Replication

  4. Reverse transcription


Correct Option: D

Central dogma of protein synthesis consists of

  1. $DNA \overset{translation}{\rightarrow} mRNA \overset{transcriptionlation}{\rightarrow} Protein$

  2. $DNA \overset{transcription}{\rightarrow} mRNA \overset{translation}{\rightarrow} Protein$

  3. $RNA \overset{replication}{\rightarrow} DNA \overset{translation}{\rightarrow} Protein$

  4. $RNA \overset{transcriptions}{\rightarrow} mRNA \overset{translation}{\rightarrow} Protein$


Correct Option: B

Reverse transcriptase is

  1. RNA dependent RNA polymerase

  2. DNA dependent RNA polymerase

  3. DNA dependent DNA polymerase

  4. RNA dependent DNA polymerase


Correct Option: D

Reverse flow of information in central dogma of molecular biology is

  1. DNA RNA Protein

  2. Protein DNA RNA

  3. mRNA tRNA DNA

  4. RNA DNA Protein


Correct Option: D

A bead on a string like chromatin with 200 beads or nucleosomes containing ..bp of DNA

  1. 80,000

  2. 40,000

  3. 20,000

  4. 10,000


Correct Option: B

DNA can be formed over RNA through

  1. Ligase

  2. Gyrase

  3. Helicase

  4. Reverse transcriptase


Correct Option: D

Teminism is

  1. Reverse transcription

  2. RNA replication

  3. DNA replication

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Which one is RNA dependent DNA polymerase

  1. RNA polymerase I

  2. Tag polymerase

  3. DNA polymerase

  4. Reverse transcriptase


Correct Option: D

cDNA is copied from mRNA molecule with the help of

  1. Restriction enzyme

  2. Reverse transcriptase

  3. DNA polymerase

  4. Adenosine deaminase


Correct Option: B

In a 3.2K bp long piece of DNA, 820 adenine bases were found. What would be the number of cytosine bases

  1. 1480

  2. 740

  3. 560

  4. 780


Correct Option: D

Teminious central dogma of protein synthesis is

  1. DNA DNA mRNA protein

  2. mRNA gRNA DNA Protein

  3. gRNA DNA mRNA Protein

  4. DNA gRNA mRNA Protein


Correct Option: C

Central dogma of molecular biology was modified with the discovery of

  1. Ligase

  2. RNA polymerase

  3. DNA polymerase

  4. Reverse transcriptase


Correct Option: D

Which one is a termination codon?

  1. UGU

  2. AAA

  3. UAG

  4. UUC


Correct Option: A

Enzyme responsible for replication of HIV in macrophages is 

  1. RNA polymerase

  2. DNA ligase

  3. DNA polymerase

  4. Reverse transcriptase


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Once inside a CD$ _4$ cell ( helper T cell ), HIV releases and uses reverse transcriptase  to convert its genetic material—HIV RNA—into HIV DNA. The conversion of HIV RNA to HIV DNA allows HIV to enter the CD$ _4$ cell nucleus and combine with the cell’s genetic material—cell DNA.

So, the correct answer is 'Reverse transcriptase'

Which of the following information transfers is catalyzed the reverse transcriptase?

  1. RNA $\rightarrow$ RNA

  2. RNA $\rightarrow$ DNA

  3. DNA $\rightarrow$ DNA

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used to generate complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template, a process termed reverse transcription. A retrovirus is a type of RNA virus that inserts a copy of its genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades thus changing the genome of that cell. Once inside the host cell cytoplasm, the virus uses its own reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual pattern and thus retro (backward).

So, the correct option is ' RNA $\rightarrow$ DNA'.

Teminism is

  1. Central dogma reverse

  2. Central dogma of molecular biology

  3. Circular flow of hereditary information

  4. Effect of cytoplasm on functioning of DNA


Correct Option: A

Some RNA viruses carry a gene or an enzyme that uses viral RNA as a template in the synthesis of DNA. This enzyme is 

  1. RNA replicase

  2. Reverse transcriptase

  3. Viral nuclease

  4. RNA polymerase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Reverse transcriptase catalyzes the formation of double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from a single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) genome. It is called "reverse" transcriptase because it reverses the usual direction of information flow, from DNA to RNA. Reverse transcriptase enzymes can be found in viruses, which use reverse transcriptase to make more viruses.

So, the correct option is 'Reverse transcriptase'.

In cloning experiments, cDNA molecules can be obtained from an mRNA copy by

  1. Polymerase chain reaction

  2. Reverse transcriptase

  3. Ribozyme

  4. DNA-RNA hybridization


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Complementary DNA (cDNA) is a DNA copy of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule produced by reverse transcriptase. cDNA is often used to clone eukaryotic genes in prokaryotes.  cDNA is also produced naturally by retroviruses (such as HIV) for integration into the host's genome.

So, the correct option is 'Reverse transcriptase'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given :
The central dogma of molecular biology

  1. states that DNA is a template for all RNA production

  2. pertains only to prokaryotes because humans are unique

  3. states that translation precedes transcription

  4. states that DNA is a template only for DNA replication


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

During the transcription phase of the central dogma, DNA acts as the template for RNA synthesis. The RNA polymerase enzyme identifies the base on the DNA strand and adds a complementary base to the sequence. After transcription, translation of mRNA occurs that leads to the formation of the polypeptide sequence.

So, the correct option is 'states that DNA is a template for all RNA production'.

During transcription, the site of DNA molecule at which RNA polymerase binds is called

  1. promoter

  2. regulator

  3. receptor

  4. enhancer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The RNA polymerase enzyme binds to a specific site called promoter and initiates transcription. The promoter region determines which DNA strand is to be transcribed. Thus, a promoter region has RNA polymerase recognition site and RNA polymerase binding site.

The molecule needed to allow a cell to transfer genetic information from RNA to DNA, is

  1. DNA polymerase

  2. RNA polymerase

  3. reverse transcriptase

  4. chlorophyll


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used to generate complementary DNA from an RNA template, a process termed reverse transcription. Reverse transcriptase enzymes can be found in viruses, which use reverse transcriptase to make more viruses. 

So, the correct option is 'reverse transcriptase'.

Silencing of a gene could be achieved through the use of

  1. RNAI only

  2. Antisense RNA only

  3. Both RNAi and antisense RNA

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
RNAi takes place in all eukaryotic organisms as a method of cellular defense. This method involves silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule that binds to and prevents translation of the mRNA (silencing). The source of this complementary RNA could be from an infection by viruses having RNA genomes or mobile genetic elements (transposons) that replicate via an RNA intermediate.
So, the correct answer is 'Both RNAi and antisense RNA'.

Which of the following is correct match of phenomenon and its explanation?

  1. Central dogma$\rightarrow$ RNA$\rightarrow$ DNA $\rightarrow$ Protein$\rightarrow$ RNA

  2. Reverse transcription$\rightarrow$ PCR$\rightarrow$ DNA amplification

  3. Transcription$\rightarrow$ Formation of RNA and proteins

  4. RNA silencing$\rightarrow$ Use of dsRNA


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) uses mRNA rather than DNA as the starting template. First, the enzyme reverse transcriptase uses the mRNA template to produce a complementary single-stranded DNA strand called cDNA in a process known as reverse transcription. Next, DNA polymerase is used to convert the single-stranded cDNA into double-stranded DNA. These DNA molecules can now be used as templates for a polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) for DNA amplification.

Central dogma can be correctly represented as DNA→ DNA→ RNA → Protein. 
Transcription is the formation of RNA from DNA. 

So, the correct option is 'Reverse transcription→ PCR→ DNA amplification'.

In reverse transcription.......... is assembled on ..........

  1. mRNA, DNA

  2. DNA, agar

  3. cDNA, mRNA

  4. DNA, enzymes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Complementary DNA is DNA synthesized from a single-stranded mRNA template in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase. This process is known as reverse transcription. cDNA is often used to clone eukaryotic genes in prokaryotes. Hence it can be said that in reverse transcription cDNA is assembled on mRNA. 

So, the correct option is 'cDNA, mRNA'.

All RNA except .......... is made from DNA.

  1. tRNA

  2. mRNA

  3. rRNA

  4. cDNA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

cDNA or complementary DNA is the DNA synthesized from a single-stranded RNA template in a reaction catalysed by reverse transcriptase enzyme. This cDNA is naturally produced by retroviruses where RNA acts as the genetic material. It is also used to clone eukaryotic genes in prokaryotes.

Remaining tRNA, mRNA and rRNA are synthesised from DNA through the process of transcription using RNA polymerase enzyme.
So, the correct option is 'cDNA'.

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