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Molecular Basis of Inheritance MCQs | Molecular Basis of Inheritance Objective Type Questions with Answers

(1) Type I topoisomerase can never decatenate catenated circular DNA?
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: False
(2) The promotion of DNA breaking and rejoining by topoisomerase requires______________
[A] High – energy cofactor
[B] Ligase
[C] DNase I
[D] No external enzyme required
Answer: No external enzyme required
(3) Attack of the topoisomerase gives rise to ____________
[A] Hydroxy – valine linkage
[B] Phospho – tyrosine linkage
[C] Hydroxy – cystine linkage
[D] Phospho – proline linkage
Answer: Phospho – tyrosine linkage
(4) To reseal the DNA backbone where does topoisomerase gets the energy from?
[A] ATP hydrolysis
[B] High energy cofactor
[C] Phosphodiester cleavage
[D] Phosphotyrosine cleavage
Answer: Phosphodiester cleavage
(5) Which of the following does not occur during cell division in prokaryotes?
[A] Multiple decatenations
[B] DNA cleavage
[C] DNA rejoining
[D] Strand passage
Answer: Multiple decatenations
(6) The active site of the topoisomerase contains a tyrosine residue.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: True
(7) Nucleosome was first described in 1974 by ___________
[A] William Asbury
[B] Rosalind Franklin
[C] Roger Kornberg
[D] John Crick
Answer: Roger Kornberg
(8) The extent of chromosome coiling in non – dividing cells is _________
[A] Supercoiled
[B] Euchromatin
[C] Condensed
[D] Heterochromatin
Answer: Euchromatin
(9) The whole length of DNA is transcriptionally active.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: False
(10) Why are chromosomes condensed?
[A] To facilitate accommodation
[B] Always condensed
[C] To facilitate cell division
[D] To facilitate distribution in daughter cells
Answer: To facilitate distribution in daughter cells
(11) At which phase do transcription ceases?
[A] Interphase
[B] Prophase
[C] S phase
[D] G phase
Answer: Prophase
(12) The part that plays a critical role in even distribution of parental DNA during division is ___________
[A] Telomere
[B] Centromere
[C] Spindle fibre
[D] Centrioles
Answer: Centromere
(13) With respect to centromere which of the following is wrong?
[A] Constricted chromosomal region
[B] Holds the sister chromatids together
[C] Attaches to spindle fibres
[D] Facilitates even distribution
Answer: Facilitates even distribution
(14) The protein that binds to the spindle fibres are known as centromeric proteins.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: False
(15) Centromeric DNA was initially defined in ___________
[A] Bacteria
[B] Fungi
[C] Yeast
[D] Human
Answer: Yeast
(16) How many satellite sequence elements are present in yeast centromere?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 5
Answer: 3
(17) The centromere is A/T rich region.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: True
(18) Which alternate form of histone is seen in centromeric histones of humans?
[A] H2A.z
[B] SMC protein
[C] H1
[D] CENP-A
Answer: CENP-A
(19) Telomere is not related to __________
[A] Maintenance
[B] Chromosome degradation
[C] Division
[D] Replication
Answer: Division
(20) Which of the following nucleotides is rich I telomere of an organism?
[A] A, T
[B] T, G
[C] G, C
[D] C, A
Answer: G, C

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