FREE NEET Biology Practice MCQ Test: Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Exercise 2 Questions Answers With Detailed Explanations [PDF]

Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Topic Based

Question : 1

A man and a woman, who do not show any apparent signs of a certain inherited disease, have seven children (2 daughters and 5 sons). Three of the sons suffer from the given disease but none of the daughters are affected. Which of the following mode of inheritance do you suggest for this disease ?


Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Reverse transcriptase is


Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Both deoxyribose and ribose belong to a class of sugars called


Answer: (c)

Question : 4

The telomeres of eukaryotic chromosomes consist of short sequences of


Answer: (c)

Question : 5

The okazaki fragments in DNA chain growth


Answer: (c)

Okazaki fragments in DNA are linked up by the enzyme DNA ligase. Replication always occur in 5' - 3' direction. Okazaki fragments synthesized on 3' - 5' DNA template, join to form lagging strand which grows in 3' - 5' direction.

Question : 6

The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic material came from the studies on a


Answer: (d)

The unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic material came from the experiments of Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase (1952). They worked with viruses that infect bacteria called bacteriophages.

Question : 7

Choose the correct statements about biochemical characterisation of transforming principle in Griffith's experiment.

  1. It was done by Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod and MaclynMcCarty.
  2. Scientists purified biochemicals (proteins, DNA, RNA, etc.) from heat killed S-cell.
  3. It was seen that DNA alone from S-bacteria caused R-bacteria to become transformed .
  4. Proteases and RNases did not affect transformation.


Answer: (d)

Question : 8

In the given diagram of chemical structure of DNA, identify the type of bonding shown by A, B and C.

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Answer: (d)

Question : 9

Which of the following is not required for any of the techniques of DNA fingerprinting available at present? [NEET - I, 2016]


Answer: (a)

Question : 10

Percentage of similarity between the nucleotides of two individuals is


Answer: (c)

Question : 11

Read the following statements and choose the incorrect statements.

  1. Nitrogenous base is linked to the pentose sugar through a N-glycosidic linkage.
  2. Phosphate group is linked to 5¢–OH of a nucleoside through phosphoester linkage.
  3. Two nucleosides are linked through 3¢–5¢Nglycosidic linkage.
  4. Negatively charged DNA is wrapped around positively charged histone octamer to form nucleosome.
  5. The chromatin that is more densely packed and stains dark is called euchromatin.


Answer: (c)

Two nucleotides are linked through 3' – 5' phosphodiester linkage to form a dinucleotide. The chromatin that is more densely packed and stains dark is called heterochromatin.

Question : 12

The strand which do not code for anything is called


Answer: (b)

The strand, which does not code for anything is referred to as coding strand. All the reference point, while defining a trancription unit is made with the coding strand.

Question : 13

The two strands of DNA are held together by


Answer: (c)

In DNA, the two chains are held together by hydrogen bonds between pairs of bases which help to stabilize the interaction.

Question : 14

In DNA, when AGCT occurs, their association is as per which of the following pair?


Answer: (b)

DNA molecule has four bases - adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine. Adenine always pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine. Their association is A-T and G-C.

Question : 15

Experimental material in the study of DNA replication has been


Answer: (b)

Question : 16

The following ratio is generally constant for a given species:


Answer: (c)

Question : 17

DNA is a polymer of nucleotides are linked to each other by3’–5’ phosphodiester bond. To prevent polymerisation of nucleotides, which of the following modifications would you choose?


Answer: (a)

The enzyme called DNA polymerase progressively adds deoxyribonucleotides to the free 3'– end of the growing poly nucleotide chain so, that replication of he 3’–5’ strand of the DNA molecule is continuous (growth of the new strand in 5- → 3' direction). So, to prevent polymerisation of nucleotides 3 OH group in deoxyribose should be replaced/ removed.

Question : 18

Protein synthesis in an animal cell takes place


Answer: (c)

Question : 19

The initial structure formed at the beginning of coiling of DNA around histones is


Answer: (c)

Question : 20

During translation, proteins are synthesized by


Answer: (c)

Translation is the process of decoding of the messages from mRNA to protein with the help of tRNA, ribosome and enzyme.

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