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  • Question
  • The accepted hypothesis for DNA replication is


  • Options
  • A. conservative theory
  • B. dispersive theory
  • C. semi-conservative theory
  • D. evolutionary theory

  • Correct Answer
  • semi-conservative theory 


  • DNA Structure and Replication problems


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    • 1. In DNA, guanine pairs with

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    • A. Adenine
    • B. Cytosine
    • C. Thymine
    • D. Uracil
    • Discuss
    • 2. Klenow fragment without free nucleotides exhibits

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    • A. exonuclease activity
    • B. endonuclease activity
    • C. nickase activity
    • D. no activity
    • Discuss
    • 3. Enzyme, responsible for proofreading base pairing is

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    • A. DNA polymerase
    • B. Telomerase
    • C. Primase
    • D. DNA ligase
    • Discuss
    • 4. DNA gyrase in E. coli

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    • A. adds positive supercoils to chromosomal DNA
    • B. can be inhibited with antibiotics
    • C. is required only at the oriC site
    • D. performs the same function as helicase in eukaryotes
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which DNA polymerase removes RNA primers in DNA synthesis?

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    • A. Polymerase I
    • B. Polymerase II
    • C. Polymerase III
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. What is the approximate size (in kb) of the E. coli genome?

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    • A. 3000 kilobase
    • B. 4500 kilobase
    • C. 5500 kilobase
    • D. 6500 kilobase
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following would not contain DNA?

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    • A. Yeast
    • B. Bacteria
    • C. Glass crystals
    • D. Mold
    • Discuss
    • 8. In sperm heads, DNA is particularly highly condensed and the histones are replaced with small basic protein called

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    • A. protamines
    • B. purines
    • C. pyrimidines
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. What is the main damaging effect of UV radiation on DNA?

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    • A. Depurination
    • B. Formation of thymine dimers
    • C. Single strand break
    • D. Dehydration
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which is the largest among the followings?

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    • A. Nucleotide
    • B. Nitrogenous base
    • C. Phosphate
    • D. Carbon
    • Discuss


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