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  • Question
  • How many bases of nucleic acid determine a single amino acid?


  • Options
  • A. Four
  • B. One
  • C. Two
  • D. Three

  • Correct Answer
  • Three 


  • More questions

    • 1. Amino acids are joined together into a protein chain by which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. Transfer RNA
    • B. DNA polymerase
    • C. Hydrogen bonds
    • D. Messenger RNA
    • Discuss
    • 2. What is the ELISA test intended to measure?

    • Options
    • A. Antibody to HIV only
    • B. Antigen to HIV only
    • C. Presence of free, circulating virus in the patient
    • D. Antibodies directed against HLA molecules
    • Discuss
    • 3. The eluent strength is a measure of

    • Options
    • A. solvent adsorption energy
    • B. solvent absorption energy
    • C. solvent diffusivity
    • D. solvent mixing index
    • Discuss
    • 4. What would happen if serum is omitted from the ELISA, but all other steps remain same?

    • Options
    • A. Anti-human Ig-conjugate would not bind and be washed away
    • B. The OD values would be nearly the same as the assay control
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. Anti-human Ig-conjugate would bind non-specifically to the ELISA plate
    • Discuss
    • 5. In reversed phase HPLC, there is a

    • Options
    • A. non polar solvent/polar column
    • B. polar solvent/non-polar column
    • C. non polar solvent/non-polar column
    • D. any of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Long-chain fatty acids are oxidized step-wise in one carbon units starting from the

    • Options
    • A. carboxyl end
    • B. aliphatic end
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Affinity chromatography deals with the

    • Options
    • A. specific binding of a protein constituents for another molecule
    • B. protein - protein interaction
    • C. protein - carbohydrate interaction
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following statements is true for a refractive index detector in HPLC?

    • Options
    • A. It is more sensitive than a UV detector
    • B. It can only be used for isocratic elutions
    • C. It does not respond to many solutes
    • D. none of above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which type of molecule spans the membrane, from its inner to outer surface according to the Fluid mosaic model of cell membranes?

    • Options
    • A. Cholesterol
    • B. Phospholipid
    • C. Protein
    • D. Carbohydrate
    • Discuss
    • 10. The three identical b subunits of the F1, complex during ATP synthesis have

    • Options
    • A. different affinities for ATP but not for ADP
    • B. different affinities for ADP but not for ATP
    • C. different affinities for ATP and for ADP
    • D. similar affinities for ADP and ATP
    • Discuss


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