Question

The transforming principle of Pneumococus as found out by Avery, MacLeod and McCarty was

A. mRNA

B. DNA

C. protein

D. polysaccharide

Answer : DNA

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Releted Question 1

If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is $$0.34\,nm$$ and the total number of base pairs of a DNA double helix in a typical mammalian cell is $$6.6 \times {10^9}\,bp,$$ then the length of the DNA is approximately

A. 2.5 meters

B. 2.2 meters

C. 2.7 meters

D. 2.0 meters

Releted Question 2

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Adenine pairs with thymine through one $$H$$-bond

B. Adenine pairs with thymine through three $$H$$-bonds

C. Adenine does not pair with thymine

D. Adenine pairs with thymine through two $$H$$-bonds

Releted Question 3

Which scientist experimentally proved that DNA is the sole genetic material in bacteriophage?

A. Jacob and Monod

B. Beadle and Tautum

C. Messelson and Stahl

D. Hershey and Chase

Releted Question 4

The final proof for DNA as the genetic material came from the experiments of:

A. Hershey and Chase

B. Avery, Mcleod and McCarty

C. Hargobind Khorana

D. Griffith

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