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  • Question
  • Retroviruses replicate via __________ intermediate


  • Options
  • A. RNA
  • B. DNA
  • C. mRNA
  • D. rDNA

  • Correct Answer
  • DNA 


  • RNA Structure problems


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    • 1. What bands will be observed in a cesium chloride gradient after two rounds of replication?

    • Options
    • A. One light, one medium and one heavy band
    • B. One light and one medium band
    • C. One medium band
    • D. One medium and one heavy band
    • Discuss
    • 2. Taylor, Woods and Hughes labeled Vicia DNA by allowing new DNA synthesis in the presence of radioactive thymine. After DNA replication (S phase of the cell cycle), it was observed that

    • Options
    • A. only one chromatid of a chromosome was labeled
    • B. both chromatids of a chromosome were labeled
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. neither chromatid was labeled
    • Discuss
    • 3. What is the range of melting point temperatures (Tm) for most DNA molecules?

    • Options
    • A. 50 to 60°C
    • B. 60 to 80°C
    • C. 70 to 90°C
    • D. 80 to l00°C
    • Discuss
    • 4. The nucleosome consists of histone

    • Options
    • A. octamer and 146 bp of DNA
    • B. tetramer and 146 bp of DNA
    • C. hexamer and 146 bp of DNA
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. E.coli DNA polymerases II and III lack

    • Options
    • A. 5' ? 3' exonuclease activity
    • B. 5' ? 3' endonuclease activity
    • C. partially 5' ? 3' exonuclease activity
    • D. partially 5' ? 3' endonuclease activity
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of following RNA characteristically contains unusual purines and pyrimidmes?

    • Options
    • A. rRNA
    • B. nRNA
    • C. mRNA
    • D. tRNA
    • Discuss
    • 7. What is the function of messenger RNA?

    • Options
    • A. It carries amino acids
    • B. It is a component of the ribosomes
    • C. It is a direct copy of a gene
    • D. It is the genetic material of some organisms
    • Discuss
    • 8. The anticodon is a structure on

    • Options
    • A. mRNA.
    • B. tRNA.
    • C. aribosome.
    • D. rRNA.
    • Discuss
    • 9. What modified base is at the 5' extremity of a capped eukaryotic m-RNA?

    • Options
    • A. 1-methyl-adenosine
    • B. 2'-O-methyl-guanosine
    • C. 7-methyl-guanosine
    • D. 1-methyl-guanosine
    • Discuss
    • 10. A nicked RNA molecule can be ligated by

    • Options
    • A. T4 RNA ligase
    • B. DNA polymerase
    • C. T4 DNA ligase
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss


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