Define stop codon. Write the codons.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 23

What is the difference between the template strand and a coding strand in a DNA molecule?

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 24

Write any two chemical differences between DNA and RNA.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 25

In a typical DNA molecule, the proportion of Thymine is 30% of the N bases. Find out the percentages of other N bases.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 26

The proportion of nucleotides in a given nucleic acid are: Adenine 18%, Guanine 30%, Cytosine 42%, and Uracil 10%. Name the nucleic acid and mention the number of strands in it.

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 27

If the base sequence of a codon in mRNA is 5'AUG-3'. What is the sequence of tRNA pairing with it?

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 1

Define transformation in Griffith's experiment. Discuss how it helps in the identification of DNA as genetic material. 

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 2

Who revealed the biochemical nature of the transforming principle? How was it done?

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Intermediate Second Year Botany>Chapter 10 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>Questions>Q 3

Discuss the significance of heavy isotope of nitrogen in Meselson and Stahl's experiment.