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What do you understand by anti-parallel arrangement of DNA strand ?

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The two DNA strand are anti-parallel, i.e., they run parallel but in opposite directions. In one chain direction is 5. 3., while opposite in the other strand i.e., 3. 5..
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BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION-MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE-SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
  1. Difference between spontaneous and induced mutations?

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  2. Differentiate transformation and transduction.

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  3. What do you understand by anti-parallel arrangement of DNA strand ?

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  4. Why both the strands of DNA do not act as template for RNA synthesis ?

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  5. Why DNA and ribosomes are located at different sites in a cell ?

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  6. Name the technique used for separation of DNA fragments. What is its p...

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  7. Why is human genome project called a mega project ?

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  8. Explain the structure of m-RNA.

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  9. Explain the structure of t-RNA.

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  10. Explain the functions of (a) Promoter (b) t-RNA and (c) Exons.

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  11. Write central dogma of molecular biology.

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  12. Give Meselson and Stahl's experiment to prove that DNA replication is ...

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  13. What is DNA finger printing? What are the applications of DNA finger p...

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  14. Name two non-sense codons. What is the role of non-sense codons in pro...

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  15. What is inducer in the lac operon? How does it ensure the "switching o...

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  16. What do you mean by semiconservative mode of replication?

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  17. Write six differences between DNA and RNA.

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  18. Differentiate between transformation, transduction and conjugation.

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  19. Write three differences of each of the following : (a) Lytic and ly...

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  20. Describe Watson and Crick model of DNA. (##BCEPAPXBIOXIIC06E02026Q01...

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