Q. No.How many of the following pairs are correctly matched regarding key contributions to deciphering the genetic code?
1. None are correct.
2. One pair is correct.
3. Two pairs are correct.
4. All three pairs are correct.
| Scientist | Contribution |
| Har Gobind Khorana | Developed chemical methods for synthesizing RNA with defined base sequences. |
| Marshall Nirenberg | Developed a cell-free system for protein synthesis that helped in decoding the genetic code. |
| Severo Ochoa | Proved that DNA, not proteins, is the genetic material. |
1. None are correct.
2. One pair is correct.
3. Two pairs are correct.
4. All three pairs are correct.
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The signal to start translation is the initiator codon, usually AUG, the codon for
1. tyrosine
2. methionine
3. leucine
4. no amino acid
1. tyrosine
2. methionine
3. leucine
4. no amino acid
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Which of the following is not the characteristic feature of genetic code?
| 1. | The codon is triplet |
| 2. | The code is nearly universal |
| 3. | The code has punctuations |
| 4. | Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon, hence the code is degenerate |
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Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the
particular amino acid ?
1. AUG, ACG – start/methionine
2. UUA, UCA – Leucine
3. GUU – Alanine
4. UAG, UGA – stop
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If we say that the genetic code is ‘degenerate’, it essentially means:
1. Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.
2. The codon is read in mRNA in a contiguous fashion.
3. The code is nearly universal.
4. AUG has dual functions.
1. Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon.
2. The codon is read in mRNA in a contiguous fashion.
3. The code is nearly universal.
4. AUG has dual functions.
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What is not true for genetic code?
1. A codon in mRNA is read in non-contiguous fashion
2. It is nearly universal
3. It is degenerate
4. It is unambiguous
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| Assertion(A): | The genetic code is degenerate. |
| Reason(R): | Most amino acids are coded by more than one codon. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is correct explanation of (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is not correct explanation of (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False |
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Identify the incorrect match:
| mRNA codon | Amino acid | |
| 1. | AUG | Methionine |
| 2. | GGG | Glycine |
| 3. | UGA | Tryptophan |
| 4. | UAG | None; it is a stop codon |
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