In Avery, Macleod and McCarty experiment, the transformation of bacteria was inhibited by:

(1) Proteases

(2) RNase

(3) DNAs

(4) None of these

Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material: II | Search for Genetic Material |
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

Viruses grown on radioactive sulfur contain:

(1) Radioactive proteins but not DNA

(2) Radioactive DNA but not proteins

(3) Radioactive proteins and DNA

(4) Nonradioactive DNA and protein

Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material: II | Search for Genetic Material |
 86%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

Hershey and Chase proved DNA as the genetic material as in their experiment:

(1) Bacteria that were infected with viruses that had radioactive proteins were not radioactive

(2) Bacteria that were infected with viruses that had radioactive DNA were radioactive

(3) Both 1 and 2 are correct

(4) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect

Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material: II | Search for Genetic Material |
 72%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

RNA is not the genetic material in:

1. Tobacco mosaic virus

2. QB bacteriophage

3. HIV

4. Archaebacteria

Subtopic:  DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material |
 75%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

DNA is structurally and chemically more stable than RNA because of all the following except:

(1) It has thymine instead of uracil

(2) 2’ –OH is absent in DNA

(3) It replicates itself based on complementary base pairing

(4) It does not have any catalytic role

Subtopic:  DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material |
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

The protein synthesizing machinery of a cell has evolved around:

(1) DNA

(2) RNA

(3) Protein itself

(4) Viroids

Subtopic:  The DNA | DNA vs RNA as Genetic Material |
 81%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

Who proposed semi-conservative mode of replication for DNA?

(1) Watson and Crick

(2) Meselson and Stahl

(3) Hershey and Chase

(4) Beadle and Tatum

Subtopic:  DNA Replication: I | DNA Replication |
 56%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

What radioactive isotope was use by Meselson and Stahl to label DNA in their experiment?

1. 35 S

2. 15 N

3. 32 P

4. None

Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material: II | Search for Genetic Material |
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

Any mistakes during DNA replication by the enzyme would result into:

(1) Cancer

(2) Apoptosis

(3) Cell fragmentation

(4) Mutation

Subtopic:  DNA Replication:III | DNA Replication |
 92%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh

Which of the following acts as the substrate and provide energy for DNA replication?

(1) Dideoxyribonucleoside triphosphates

(2) Ribonucleoside triphosphates

(3) Deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates

(4) Deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates

Subtopic:  DNA Replication: II | DNA Replication |
 66%
From NCERT
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
Hints
To view explanation, please take trial in the course.
NEET 2021 - Achiever Batch - Aryan Raj Singh