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Explain the role of lactose as an inducer in Lac Operon.

Important Questions on Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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TRUEMAN'S ELEMENTARY Biology VOL. II For XII Class of 10+2>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TEST QUESTIONS>Q 15
List the criteria that a molecule which can act as genetic material must fulfil. Which one of the criteria is best fulfilled by DNA and by RNA thus, making one of them a better genetic material than the other? Explain.
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TRUEMAN'S ELEMENTARY Biology VOL. II For XII Class of 10+2>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TEST QUESTIONS>Q 16
What is an operon?
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TRUEMAN'S ELEMENTARY Biology VOL. II For XII Class of 10+2>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TEST QUESTIONS>Q 16
Explain how a polycistronic structural gene is regulated by a common promoter and a combination of regulatory genes in a lac operon.
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TRUEMAN'S ELEMENTARY Biology VOL. II For XII Class of 10+2>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TEST QUESTIONS>Q 17
The absence of lactose in the culture medium affects the expression of a lac operon in E.coli. Why and how? Explain.
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TRUEMAN'S ELEMENTARY Biology VOL. II For XII Class of 10+2>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TEST QUESTIONS>Q 17
Write two ways in which gene expression is regulated in eukaryotes.
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TRUEMAN'S ELEMENTARY Biology VOL. II For XII Class of 10+2>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TEST QUESTIONS>Q 18
State the "Central Dogma" as proposed by Francis Crick. Is there any exception to it? Support your answer with a reason and an example.
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TRUEMAN'S ELEMENTARY Biology VOL. II For XII Class of 10+2>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TEST QUESTIONS>Q 18
Explain how the biochemical characterisation of 'transforming principle' was determined which was not defined from Griffiths experiments.
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TRUEMAN'S ELEMENTARY Biology VOL. II For XII Class of 10+2>Chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance>TEST QUESTIONS>Q 1
In a maternity clinic, for some reasons, two newborns got mixed up. How will it be possible to find out the identity of the neonates as to their real parents?