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Define transcription and translation.

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Transcription is the process of formation of RNA from DNA. Translation is the process of polymerisation of amino acids to form polypeptide as dictated by mRNA.
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OSWAAL PUBLICATION-MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE -TOPIC-2: Short Answer Type Question- I
  1. List any four applications of DNA fingerprinting.

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  2. List any four characters of genetic code?

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  3. Define transcription and translation.

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  4. Differentiate between sense and antisense strands of DNA.

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  5. A single base mutation in a gene may not 'always' result in loss or ga...

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  6. A low level of expression of lac operon occurs at all the time. Can yo...

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  7. What are the functions of (i) methylated guanasine cap, (ii) poly-A"ta...

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  8. Comment on the utility of variability in number of tandem repeats duri...

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  9. Give an account of mRNA.

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  10. Differentiate between Exons and Introns.

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  11. How is a polypeptide chain synthesis terminated during protein synthes...

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  12. What are structural genes? Name the three structural genes present in ...

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  13. What do you understand by UTR ? Mention its role in translation.

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  14. Enumerate the goals of human genome project.

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  15. Three codons on mRNA are not recognized by transfer RNA. What are they...

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  16. Why is it essential that tRNA binds to both an amino acid and an mRNA ...

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  17. What will these DNA codons be translated into TAC, AAA, ATC? (b) Wh...

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  18. Two petitioner fathers filed case against a lady claiming to be the fa...

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  19. Draw the structure of the initiator tRNA adaptor molecule.

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  20. Why is tRNA called an adaptor molecule?

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