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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 | |