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Which of these proves the degeneracy of genetic code?

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Important Questions on Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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DPP UNIT VII & VIII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE NEET VOLUME 5>Chapter 2 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TOPICWISE QUESTIONS>Q 107

Which of the following option is not correct with respect to soluble RNA?

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DPP UNIT VII & VIII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE NEET VOLUME 5>Chapter 2 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TOPICWISE QUESTIONS>Q 108

How many amino acids will be produced by the given mRNA sequence if the 16th base is substituted by uracil?

5' A U G C G C A A A C C C U A G C G A 3'

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DPP UNIT VII & VIII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE NEET VOLUME 5>Chapter 2 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TOPICWISE QUESTIONS>Q 109

In mRNAs, untranslated regions (UTRs) are required for

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DPP UNIT VII & VIII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE NEET VOLUME 5>Chapter 2 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TOPICWISE QUESTIONS>Q 110

To code the 50 amino acids in a polypeptide chain, what will be the minimum number of nucleotides in its cistron?

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DPP UNIT VII & VIII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE NEET VOLUME 5>Chapter 2 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TOPICWISE QUESTIONS>Q 111

The tRNA is associated with all the features except

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DPP UNIT VII & VIII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE NEET VOLUME 5>Chapter 2 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TOPICWISE QUESTIONS>Q 112

Which of the following antibiotic inhibits peptidyl transferase activity?

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DPP UNIT VII & VIII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE NEET VOLUME 5>Chapter 2 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TOPICWISE QUESTIONS>Q 113

What would happen if a gene encoding a polypeptide of 50 amino acids undergoes nonsense mutation at the 25th codon, i.e., UAC into UAA?

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DPP UNIT VII & VIII GENETICS AND EVOLUTION UNIT VIII BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE NEET VOLUME 5>Chapter 2 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TOPICWISE QUESTIONS>Q 114

Identify the incorrectly matched pair.