Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Flashcards

1
Q

Nucleosomes are the repeating units of?

A

chromatin

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2
Q

A typical nucleosome contains ___ bp of dna

A

200

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3
Q

Dna as an acidic substance was identified by

A

Friedrich meischer in 1869. NUCLEIN

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4
Q

How many nucleosome arw present in a mammalian cell?

A

3.3 * 10^7

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5
Q

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

A

NHC
NON HISTONE CHROMOSOMAL PROTEIN

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6
Q

Transforming principle

A

1928 Fredrick Griffith

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7
Q

The unequivocal proof of dna js genetic material was given by

A

Alfred Hershey and Martha chase in 1952

Worked on bacteriophage

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8
Q

For transmission of genetic material

A

RNA IS BETTER

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9
Q

Dna replicates semi conservatively was proven first in

A

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

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10
Q

E coli divides in

A

20 mins

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11
Q

The main enzyme for dna replication is

A

DNA DEPENDENT DNA POLYMERASE

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12
Q

E Coli completes replication in

A

18 mins

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13
Q

Who serves dual purpose in replication

A

Deoxy ribonucleoside triphosphates

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14
Q

Can ds rna be translated

A

Naurrr

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15
Q

Wat is the polarity of template strand

A

3’ to 5’

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16
Q

Which sequences do not appear in mature and processed rna

A

INTRONS

17
Q

Split gene arrangement is seen in ?

A

Eukaryotes

18
Q

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

A

TRUE

20
Q

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

A

Control of the rate of transcriptional initiation

21
Q

Lac operon was seen by

A

Geneticist Francois Jacob and biochemist Jacque Monod

22
Q

Can glucose and galactose act as an inducer for lac operon

A

Naurr

23
Q

Largest human gene

A

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

A

True

25
Q

Chromosome 1 has most genes ( 2968) then which has the lowest

A

Y has fewest (231)

26
Q

Wat is dna polymorphism

A

If an inheritable mutation is observed in a population at high frequency it is referred to as DNA polymorphism

27
Q

Vntr belongs to

A

Mini satellite

28
Q

Size of vntr varies from

A

0.1 to 20 kbp

29
Q

Thr smallest RNA is

A

T- RNA

30
Q

If coding strand has sequence CAT the transcribed mrna will have

A

CAU

31
Q

Reverse transcription is done by?

A

RNA dependent DNA POLYMERASE

32
Q

Which chromosomes in humans has the most genes

A

Chromosomes 1

33
Q

In eukaryotes peptidyl transferase which catalyses the synthesis of peptide bond is

A

28S rRNA

34
Q

During DNA packaging kn eukaryotes histone octamer doesn’t have

A

H1

35
Q

Darwin’s finches are examples of

A

Adaptive radiation
Divergent evolution
Geographical isolation
Founders effect

36
Q

A nucleotide lacks

A

Phosphodiester linkage

37
Q

How many types of HISTONEs form the core part of nucleosome

A

4

38
Q

Eras period epochs

A

Yess