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From their examination of the structure of DNA, What did Watson and Crick infer about the probable mechanism of DNA replication, coding capability and mutation?

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  1. From their examination of the structure of DNA, What did Watson and Cr...

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  2. Hershey and Chase experiment with bacteriophage showed that

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  3. DNA and RNA are similar with respect to

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  4. A mRNA molecule is produced by

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  5. The total number of nitrogenous bases in human genome is estimated to ...

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  6. E. coli cell grown on ""^(15)N medium are transferred to ""^(14)N medi...

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  7. What is the basis for the difference in the synthesis of the leading a...

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  8. Which of the following is the correct sequence of event with reference...

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  9. Which of the following statements about DNA replication is not correct...

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  10. Which of the following statements is not true about DNA replication in...

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  11. The first codon to be deciphered was "" which codes for "".

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  12. Meselson and Stahl's experiment proved …………………

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  13. Ribosomes are composed of two subunits, the smaller subunit of a ribos...

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  14. An operon is a:

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  15. When lactose is present in the culture medium:

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  16. Who coined the term 'gene'?

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  17. Radiocative isotopes used in Hershey and Chase experiment.

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  18. Who proposed one gene-one enzyme hypothesis?

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  19. Name the person who isolated nucleic acid from cell nuclei

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  20. Who introduced the classical concept of gene?

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  21. Nucleotide is composed of

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