Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cell Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Human Genome Project was focused on discovering the details of ___________

A. sNRPs
B. 3D DNA structure
C. Junk DNA
D. VNTRs
Answer» D. VNTRs
2.

DNA denaturation can occur through ________

A. Unwinding of DNA double strand
B. Absorbance of UV rays
C. Decrease in hydrophobic interactions of base stacking
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
3.

The DNA binding proteins bind at the _______________

A. Minor groove
B. Major groove
C. Phosphate molecules
D. Pentose sugars
Answer» C. Phosphate molecules
4.

The method of DNA replication is _____________

A. conservative
B. semi-conservative
C. non-conservative
D. disruptive
Answer» C. non-conservative
5.

The expression of Holandric genes causes the following genetic trait ______________

A. Haemophilia
B. Huntington’s disease
C. Down’s syndrome
D. Hypertrichosis
Answer» E.
6.

How can it be determined whether the parent progeny is homozygous or heterozygous?

A. Test cross
B. Back cross
C. Monohybrid cross
D. Reciprocal cross
Answer» B. Back cross
7.

Loops in lampbrush chromosomes represent site of _____________

A. Replication
B. Transcription
C. Cell division
D. Crossing over
Answer» C. Cell division
8.

An example of co-dominance is ____________

A. Mouse coat colour
B. Human ABO blood group system
C. Human hand size
D. Human eye colour
Answer» C. Human hand size
9.

Giant polytene chromosomes are found in ___________

A. Egg of fruit fly
B. Salivary gland of larvae of fruit fly
C. Salivary gland of adult fruit fly
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Salivary gland of adult fruit fly
10.

Genes that show tendency to be inherited together is known as ____________

A. Linkage group
B. Homologous group
C. Co-dependent genes
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Homologous group
11.

The segregation of alleles on one trait did not have any effect on the segregation of alleles on a different trait. This is based on ____________

A. Mendel’s law of Heredity
B. Mendel’s law of Dominance
C. Mendel’s law of Independent Assortment
D. Mendel’s law of Segregation
Answer» D. Mendel’s law of Segregation