| 1. | looks like an inverted L in its secondary structure |
| 2. | is the largest of the major cellular RNAs |
| 3. | acts as an adapter molecule |
| 4. | has catalytic functions |
| 1. | translation can begin before the mRNA is fully transcribed |
| 2. | removal of introns from hnRNA is carried out by ribozymes |
| 3. | there are at least three different RNA polymerases to transcribe different RNA molecules |
| 4. | the transcription of mRNA takes place in a template independent manner |
| 1. | Taylor | Radioactive thymidine |
| 2. | Meselson and Stahl | 15N |
| 3. | Hershey and Chase | 32P and 35S |
| 4. | Griffith | 14C |
| 1. | parallel and identical |
| 2. | anti-parallel and identical |
| 3. | parallel and complementary |
| 4. | anti-parallel and complementary |
| 1. | Redundant | 2. | Degenerate |
| 3. | Polymorphic | 4. | Hot spot |
| I: | a polycistronic structural gene is regulated by a common promoter and regulatory genes |
| II: | the regulation is always negative and inducible |
| 1. | Only I is correct |
| 2. | Only II is correct |
| 3. | Both I and II are correct |
| 4. | Both I and II are incorrect |
| 1. | Fred Griffith, when he discovered bacterial transformation |
| 2. | Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, when they conclusively proved that DNA is the molecule that stores genetic information |
| 3. | Matthew Meselson and F. Stahl, when they experimentally proved that DNA replicates semi-conservatively |
| 4. | Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod, when they proposed the working of lactose operon |
All the following statements regarding histones, the proteins used in packaging of DNA, are correct except:
| 1. | They are rich in amino acids - Lysine and Arginine. |
| 2. | They carry a positive charge on the side chain. |
| 3. | They are organized to form a unit of 8 molecules. |
| 4. | The pH of histones is slightly acidic. |
| 1. | 23 % | 2. | 27 % |
| 3. | 46 % | 4. | 54 % |