Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Flashcards

(38 cards)

1
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Nucleosomes are the repeating units of?

A

chromatin

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2
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A typical nucleosome contains ___ bp of dna

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200

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3
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Dna as an acidic substance was identified by

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Friedrich meischer in 1869. NUCLEIN

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4
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How many nucleosome arw present in a mammalian cell?

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3.3 * 10^7

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5
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The packaging of chromatin at higher level requires additional set of proteins that collectively are called

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NHC
NON HISTONE CHROMOSOMAL PROTEIN

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6
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Transforming principle

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1928 Fredrick Griffith

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7
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The unequivocal proof of dna js genetic material was given by

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Alfred Hershey and Martha chase in 1952

Worked on bacteriophage

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8
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For transmission of genetic material

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RNA IS BETTER

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9
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Dna replicates semi conservatively was proven first in

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E.coli.. experiment - Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl
1958

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10
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E coli divides in

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20 mins

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11
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The main enzyme for dna replication is

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DNA DEPENDENT DNA POLYMERASE

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12
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E Coli completes replication in

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18 mins

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13
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Who serves dual purpose in replication

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Deoxy ribonucleoside triphosphates

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14
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Can ds rna be translated

A

Naurrr

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15
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Wat is the polarity of template strand

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3’ to 5’

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16
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Which sequences do not appear in mature and processed rna

17
Q

Split gene arrangement is seen in ?

18
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M-rna acts as a template
R-rna is structural and catalytic then wat is the function of t-rna

A

T- RNA brings amino acids and reads the genetic code

19
Q

STATE TRUE OR FALSE

There is a SINGLE dna dependent rna polymerase that catalyses transcription of all types of rna is bacteria

20
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In prokaryotes wat is the predominant site for control of gene expression

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Control of the rate of transcriptional initiation

21
Q

Lac operon was seen by

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Geneticist Francois Jacob and biochemist Jacque Monod

22
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Can glucose and galactose act as an inducer for lac operon

23
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Largest human gene

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Dystrophin gene at 2.4 million bases

24
Q

State true or false
Almost all (99.9%) nucleotide bases are exactly the same in all

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Chromosome 1 has most genes ( 2968) then which has the lowest
Y has fewest (231)
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Wat is dna polymorphism
If an inheritable mutation is observed in a population at high frequency it is referred to as DNA polymorphism
27
Vntr belongs to
Mini satellite
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Size of vntr varies from
0.1 to 20 kbp
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Thr smallest RNA is
T- RNA
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If coding strand has sequence CAT the transcribed mrna will have
CAU
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Reverse transcription is done by?
RNA dependent DNA POLYMERASE
32
Which chromosomes in humans has the most genes
Chromosomes 1
33
In eukaryotes peptidyl transferase which catalyses the synthesis of peptide bond is
28S rRNA
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During DNA packaging kn eukaryotes histone octamer doesn't have
H1
35
Darwin's finches are examples of
Adaptive radiation Divergent evolution Geographical isolation Founders effect
36
A nucleotide lacks
Phosphodiester linkage
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How many types of HISTONEs form the core part of nucleosome
4
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Eras period epochs
Yess