Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

This section includes 7 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The enzyme photolyase is used in what method of repair?

A. Base excision
B. Photo reactivation
C. Nucleotide excision
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Nucleotide excision
2.

Recombinational repair is often due to ____________

A. Incorporation of many incorrect nucleotides by DNA pol
B. Many cystidine dimer and associated large gaps in a strand
C. Many thymidine dimer formations and associated large gaps in a strand
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
3.

A point mutation that replaces a purine with another purine, or a pyrimidine with another pyramidine ____________

A. Nonsense mutation
B. Silent mutation
C. Transition mutation
D. Transversion
Answer» D. Transversion
4.

An alteration in a nucleotide sequence that changes a triplet coding for an amino acid into a termination codon is ____________

A. Nonsense mutation
B. Mutagenesis
C. Mutation
D. Mutagen
Answer» B. Mutagenesis
5.

The DNA polymerase involved in base excision repair is ____________

A. DNA polymerase
B. DNA polymerase
C. DNA polymerase
D. DNA polymerase
Answer» C. DNA polymerase
6.

What is the function of enzyme involved in base excision repair?

A. Addition of correct base
B. Addition of correct nucleotide
C. Removal of incorrect base
D. Removal of phosphodiester bond
Answer» D. Removal of phosphodiester bond
7.

If the mutation has a negligible effect on the function of a gene, it is known as a ____________

A. Silent mutation
B. Frame shift mutation
C. Substitution mutation
D. Insertion mutation
Answer» B. Frame shift mutation