81. Who proved that DNA is basic genetic material?

A Griffith
B Watson
C Boveri and Sutton
D Hershey and Chase
Answer :   Hershey and Chase
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82. A DNA with unequal nitrogen bases would most probably be

A single stranded
B double stranded
C triple stranded
D four stranded
Answer :   single stranded
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83. An octamer of 4 histones complexed with DNA forms

A endosome
B nucleosome
C mesosome
D centromere
Answer :   nucleosome
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84. Out of A-T, G-C pairing, bases of DNA may exist in alternate valency state owing to arrangement called

A analogue substitution
B tautomerisational mutation
C frame-shift mutation
D point mutation
Answer :   tautomerisational mutation
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85. In negative operon

A co-repressor binds with repressor
B co-repressor does not bind with repressor
C co-repressor binds with inducer
D CAMP have negative effect on lac operon
Answer :   co-repressor binds with repressor
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86. Which of the following RNAs should be most abundant in animal cell?

A t-RNA
B m-RNA
C mi-RNA
D r-RNA
Answer :   r-RNA
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87. Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) refers to:

A Genes expressed as RNA
B Polypeptide expression
C DNA polymorphism
D Novel DNA sequences
Answer :   Genes expressed as RNA
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88. Extra-nuclear inheritance occurs in

A Killer strain in Paramecium
B Colour blindness
C Phenylketonuria
D Tay sach disease
Answer :   Killer strain in Paramecium
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89. DNA replication is

A conservative and discontinuous
B semiconservative and semi discontinuous
C semiconservative and discontinuous
D conservative
Answer :   semiconservative and discontinuous
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90. The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic material came from the studies on a

A bacterium
B fungus
C viroid
D bacterial virus
Answer :   bacterial virus
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