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What is Chargaff’s rule?

Important Questions on Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Xam Idea Biology>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST>Q 4

Name the components ‘a’ and ‘b’ in the nucleotide with a purine, given below.

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Xam Idea Biology>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST>Q 5

Given below is a part of the template strand of a structural gene:

TAC CAT TAG GAT    

Write its transcribed mRNA strand with its polarity.

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Xam Idea Biology>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST>Q 5

Given below is a part of the template strand of a structural gene:

TAC CAT TAG GAT    
Explain the mechanism involved in the initiation of transcription of this strand.
 

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Xam Idea Biology>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST>Q 6
Draw a neat labelled sketch of a replicating fork of DNA.
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Xam Idea Biology>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST>Q 7
What is the function of histones in DNA packaging? What is the net electric charge on histones?
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Xam Idea Biology>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST>Q 8
What is Central dogma? Who proposed it?
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Xam Idea Biology>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST>Q 9
In a series of experiments with Streptococcus and mice, F. Griffith concluded that R-strain bacteria had been transformed. Explain
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Xam Idea Biology>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST>Q 10
Differentiate between exons and introns.