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				This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Molecular Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | The primer used for lagging strand synthesis in prokaryotes is an RNA primer. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 2. | Helicase attaches to the leading strand during replication. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 3. | The topological unlinking of DNA in prokaryotes is promoted by ______________ | 
| A. | Helicase | 
| B. | Topoisomerase | 
| C. | Tus | 
| D. | Dna C | 
| Answer» C. Tus | |
| 4. | The arrest of replication fork motion at Ter sites require the action of ____________ protein. | 
| A. | Tus | 
| B. | Ter | 
| C. | Helicase | 
| D. | Topoisomerase | 
| Answer» B. Ter | |
| 5. | The termination sites are one way valves known as non-polar valves. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 6. | The replication terminus involves ____________ identical non palindromic termination site. | 
| A. | 2 | 
| B. | 4 | 
| C. | 6 | 
| D. | 8 | 
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 7. | THE_TERMINATION_SITES_ARE_ONE_WAY_VALVES_KNOWN_AS_NON-POLAR_VALVES_____________?$ | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 8. | The topological unlinking of DNA in prokaryotes is promoted by ______________$ | 
| A. | Helicase | 
| B. | Topoisomerase | 
| C. | Tus | 
| D. | Dna C | 
| Answer» C. Tus | |
| 9. | The_arrest_of_replication_fork_motion_at_Ter_sites_require_the_action_of______________protein.$ | 
| A. | Tus | 
| B. | Ter | 
| C. | Helicase | 
| D. | Topoisomerase | 
| Answer» B. Ter | |
| 10. | Which enzyme is used to remove the primer from the Okazaki fragment? | 
| A. | Endonuclease | 
| B. | RNase H | 
| C. | 5’ exonuclease | 
| D. | Polymerase | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. | The primer used for lagging strand synthesis in prokaryotes is a RNA primer. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 12. | Helicase_attaches_to_the_leading_strand_during_replication. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 13. | The replication terminus involves ____________ identical non palindromic termination site? | 
| A. | 2 | 
| B. | 4 | 
| C. | 6 | 
| D. | 8 | 
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 14. | The replication terminus is a segment of a number of ____________ bp. | 
| A. | 350 | 
| B. | 350000 | 
| C. | 530 | 
| D. | 530000 | 
| Answer» C. 530 | |
| 15. | Which of the following is not a function of Dna A? | 
| A. | DNA binding | 
| B. | DNA strand separation | 
| C. | Initiates DNA melting | 
| D. | Replication protein recruitment | 
| Answer» D. Replication protein recruitment | |
| 16. | Which of the following is not paired with its correct function? | 
| A. | 9 mer = binding site for Dna A | 
| B. | 13 mer = binding site for replication initiator protein | 
| C. | AT rich DNA = unwinding site | 
| D. | Dna A = replication initiator protein | 
| Answer» C. AT rich DNA = unwinding site | |
| 17. | With respect to the ori C motif choose the correctly paired option. | 
| A. | 9 mer = 9 times | 
| B. | 9 mer = 3 times | 
| C. | 13 mer = 5 times | 
| D. | 13 mer = 3 times | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. | There are two repeated motifs critical for ori C function. They are ___________ | 
| A. | 9 mer and 18 mer | 
| B. | 6 mer and 9 mer | 
| C. | 9 mer and 13 mer | 
| D. | 13 mer and 18 mer | 
| Answer» D. 13 mer and 18 mer | |
| 19. | How many origin of replication are present in the E. coli genome ___________ | 
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | 100 | 
| C. | Uncountable | 
| D. | None | 
| Answer» B. 100 | |
| 20. | The origin of replication is rich in __________ | 
| A. | A, T | 
| B. | G, C | 
| C. | A, G | 
| D. | C, T | 
| Answer» B. G, C | |