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  2. Describe in brief the steps of initiation phase of transcription.

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  3. Write functions of mRNA, tRNA and rRNA.

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  4. (a) Draw the structure of the intiiator tRNA adaptor molecule. (b) Wh...

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  6. How is the translation of mRNA terminated ? Explain.

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  7. What are Satellite DNA in a genome? Explain their role in DNA fingerpr...

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  8. A tRNA is charged with amino acid methionine : (i) Name the process ...

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  9. In a series of experiments with Streptococcus and mice F. Griffith con...

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  10. (i) Name the enzyme that catalyses the transcription of hnRNA. (ii)...

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  18. Explain the process of making heterogamous nuclear RNA (hn RNA) into a...

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  20. A segment of DNA molecule comprises of 546 nucleotides. How many cytos...

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