Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Life Sciences knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Where does microsatellite DNA present in the chromosomes?

A. Dispersed throughout the chromosome
B. At the telomere end
C. At the centromere
D. Mainly at metacentric region
Answer» B. At the telomere end
2.

Mark the INCORRECT statement about minisatellites.

A. Tendemly repetited DNA
B. Form clusters up to 20kb in length
C. Shorter clusters
D. Found in the centromere region
Answer» E.
3.

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A. Dispersed throughout the chromosome
B. At the telomere end
C. At the centromere
D. Mainly at metacentric region
Answer» B. At the telomere end
4.

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A. Tendemly repetited DNA
B. Form clusters up to 20kb in length
C. Shorter clusters
D. Found in the centromere region
Answer» E.
5.

What is alphoid DNA?

A. Large size DNA
B. Sequences that are unique
C. DNA repeats found in centromere region
D. Highly repetitive DNA
Answer» D. Highly repetitive DNA
6.

Name the sequences which are present in more than one copy in a haploid genome?

A. Nonrepetitive DNA
B. Highly repetitive DNA
C. Repetitive DNA
D. Minisatellite
Answer» D. Minisatellite
7.

Which of the following equation shows DNA renaturation reaction?

A. Sec 60
B. Cot<sub>1/2</sub>
C. Tan 30
D. Cot 40
Answer» C. Tan 30
8.

How does genome complexity of denatured DNA measure?

A. Giemsa staining
B. Reverse chromatography
C. Denaturation kinetics
D. Renaturation kinetics
Answer» E.
9.

What is the genome size of yeast?

A. 12
B. 120
C. 170
D. 3,300
Answer» B. 120
10.

Name the phenomenon which shows the lack of correlation in genome size and genetic complexity.

A. Histogram
B. Karyogram
C. Dendrogram
D. C-value paradox
Answer» E.
11.

Eukaryotes and prokaryotes have either DNA genome or RNA genome.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
12.

C-value in genome represents___________

A. Genetic disorders
B. Phenotypic variation
C. Amount of DNA present in the genome
D. Qualitative traits
Answer» D. Qualitative traits