Genetic Code and Gene Mutations

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Genetic Code and Gene Mutations: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Genetic Code, Characteristics of Genetic Code, Wobble Hypothesis, Gene Mutations, Mutagens, Frameshift Mutation, and Transfer RNA.

Important Questions on Genetic Code and Gene Mutations

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Which of the following is not a salient feature of genetic code?

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Which of the following is the function of tRNA in a prokaryote?

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Which of the following codon perform dual function?

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Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched with regard to the codon and the amino acid coded by it?

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During protein synthesis in an organism, at one point the process comes to a halt. Select the group of the three codons from the following, from which anyone of the three could bring about this halt.

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Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched with regard to the codon and the amino acid coded by it?

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Which one of the following codons codes for the same information as UGC?

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What is true about t-RNA?

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Frameshift mutation occurs when

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In Eukaryotes, one of the following mechanisms is not correct in terms of regulation of gene expression?

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If radioactive amino acid is introduced in cell which is actively involved in protein synthesis. The radioactivity first appear in

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How many t-RNA exist for stop codon

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Number of initiation and stop codon out of 64 codons are

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Following is the sequence of amino acids coded by an m-RNA. Predict the nucleotide sequence in m-RNA

Met-Phe-Phe-Phe-Phe-Phe-Phe

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The first genetic codon deciphered was code for which amino acid

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Codon (on m-RNA) and anticodon(on t-RNA) for Methionine amino acid is

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The structure of t-RNA resembles which leaf?

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For the initiation of translation process, specific t-RNA involved are known as:

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Humans requires _____ codons to synthesize 20 amino acids