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There are 1998 bases in RNA that codes 666 amino acids and the base position at 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes 1997 bases. The number of codons altered are

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Important Questions on Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Choose the correct statement
I) Secondary metabolites do not have identifiable physiological processes in plants, fungal and microbial cells
II) Bio macromolecules are acid insoluble organic compounds with mol wt more than 10,000 daltons
III) Uridylic acid and cytidylic acids are derived from uracil and cytosine by esterification
IV) Lecithin and lectin are phospholipids found in cell membrane
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Assertion (A): Purine always comes opposite to a pyrimidine.
Reason (R): Appropriate uniform distance is maintained between the two strands of the DNA helix.
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Choose the wrong statements from the given below
A) Lederberg and Tatum found that the bacterium donates entire genetic material to recipient
B) Ehrenberg established link between bacteria and infectious diseases
C) Pasteur showed about the significant changes of nature brought by bacteria
D) Griffith discovered recipient cells of bacteria acquire previous characters
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A student grew virus in three different media containing P32, S35 and DNAase separately and allow this virus to attack to E. coli. The series of observation made by the students are as follows:

a) P32 labelled phage particles were produced in E. coli.
b) S35 containing phage particles were produced E. coli.
c) Phage particles were observed in E. coli.

d) P32 was not observed in phage particles produced by E. coli.
e) S35 was not observed in phage particles produced by E. coli.

The correct observations are

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Light DNA N14 transferred to N15 labelled culture medium for replication. The ratio of total number of N15 and N14 labelled strands of DNA extracted from the culture after three generations
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RNA polymerase III transcribes 3 of the following except ________
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The codon which codes for methionine and also acts as initiator codon