Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bioinformatics.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bioinformatics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The intron structure of genes in a particular eukaryote is used for predicting the location of genes of genome sequences.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Introns can remain at a corresponding position in a eukaryotic gene for long periods of evolutionary time.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

Eukaryotic genes that encode proteins are interrupted by ________

A. exons of varying length and number
B. introns of varying length and number
C. exons of varying length and but same number
D. introns of varying number but same length
Answer» C. exons of varying length and but same number
4.

Which of the given features is incorrect?

A. TEs are present in few particular chromosomes
B. TEs are present in all of the chromosomes
C. Abundance of TEs varies
D. TEs can comprise a large portion of the genomes of higher eukaryotes, both plants and animals
Answer» B. TEs are present in all of the chromosomes
5.

A third category of TEs has features of both class I and class II TEs. These miniature, inverted repeat TEs (MITES) are ________ in length.

A. 400 bp
B. 500 Mbp
C. 300 kbp
D. 600 kbp
Answer» B. 500 Mbp
6.

The human genome contains about _________ of class II of elements that probably predate human evolution (Smit 1996).

A. 2,000 copies
B. 200,000 copies
C. 2,00,00,000 copies
D. 20,00,000 copies
Answer» C. 2,00,00,000 copies
7.

Vertebrate chromosomes have long (>300 kb) regions of distinct GC richness, repeat content, and gene density, designated isochores in a model of genome organization proposing that genomes are made up of distinct segments of unique composition.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

_____ of the human genome comprises one particular family of the SINE Element, designated Alu (1.2 million copies).

A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 60%
D. 40%
Answer» B. 20%
9.

The retroposons include short _________ interspersed nuclear elements (SINES).

A. 90 4000 bp long
B. 80 500 Mbp long
C. 80 300 bp long
D. 100 3000 bp long
Answer» D. 100 3000 bp long
10.

More than _____ of the human genome consists of interspersed repetitive sequences derived from TEs (transposable elements).

A. one-third
B. one-eighth
C. one-fifth
D. half
Answer» B. one-eighth