Heat-killed S form Streptococcus extract treated with proteases is mixed with live R form Streptococcus cells and injected into living mice. What is most likely to happen?

1. The mice would live.
2. The mice would die.
3. The mice's blood would have dead R cells.
4. A new strain of Streptococcus will be present in mice.

Subtopic:  Search for Genetic Material:I | Search for Genetic Material: II | Search for Genetic Material |
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Nucleic acids are polymers of:

1. Nucleosides 2. Nucleotides
3. Amino acids 4. Polypeptides

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Transcriptionally, active chromatin is termed as:

1. Heterochromatin 2. Euchromatin
3. Prechromatin 4. Prochromatin

Subtopic:  DNA Packaging |
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In a strand of nucleic acid, two nucleotides are linked together by:
1. 3’ – 5’ phosphodiester bond
2. 5’ – 3’ phosphodiester bond
3. 2’ – 5’ phosphodiester bond
4. 3’ – 1’ phosphodiester bond

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In Griffith's experiment, which of the following bacterial strains was capable of causing pneumonia in mice?

1. Live R
2. Bacteria strain with polysaccharide coat
3. Heat Killed S
4. Live R with capsule and Heat Killed S

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What facilitates the opening of the helix during the elongation step of transcription?

1. RNA polymerase 2. Helicase
3. Topoisomerase 4. Gyrase
Subtopic:  Transcription: I |
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The repressor of the lac operon is:

1. Lactose itself 2. A steroid
3. Synthesized constitutively 4. A product of structural gene
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The base pairing in a double stranded DNA is correctly described as:

1. Similar 2. Identical
3. Complementary 4. Synergistic

Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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In a transcription unit, RNA polymerase binds to:

1. Ori 2. Promoter
3. Operator 4. Structural gene

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The distance between a base pair in the DNA double helix is approximately:

1.2.0 nm2.0.34 nm
3.20 nm4.3.4 nm

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