Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

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51.

In human cell nucleus, at least _____ percent of DNA has been derived from transposable elements.

A. 10
B. 25
C. 30
D. 45
Answer» E.
52.

Human MN blood group is an example of which of following?

A. totally dominant
B. incomplete dominant
C. codominant
D. semi dominant
Answer» D. semi dominant
53.

When a gene has multiple phenotypic effects it's called

A. Polytropy
B. Multitropy
C. Genotropy
D. pleiotropy
Answer» E.
54.

Purines are a type of nitrogenous bases that consist of _____ ring(s).

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
55.

Second filial generation produced by first generation pollinating itself is called

A. F2
B. F1
C. p
D. F4
Answer» B. F1
56.

Which of the following was discovered by Chargaff’s experiment in 1950?

A. base composition
B. base stacking
C. gene morphology
D. chromosome morphology
Answer» B. base stacking
57.

The three-dimensional structure of DNA can be described by _________

A. Vacuum filtration
B. X-ray crystallography
C. Gel electrophoresis
D. Mass spectroscopy
Answer» C. Gel electrophoresis
58.

On which of following chromosomes, allele for Huntington's disease is located?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 9
Answer» C. 6
59.

Etoposide and doxorubicin, the drugs used in Cancer treatment target the enzyme ___________

A. topoisomerase I
B. topoisomerase II
C. helicase
D. isomerase
Answer» C. helicase
60.

The supercoiled state of DNA was first discovered in the year __________

A. 1943
B. 1953
C. 1963
D. 1973
Answer» D. 1973
61.

Sickle cell anemia is caused by substitution of how many amino acids in hemoglobin gene?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 5
D. 10
Answer» C. 5
62.

Which of the following is an intervening, non-coding sequences?

A. intron
B. exon
C. axon
D. axiom
Answer» B. exon
63.

Which of following scientists discovered basic rules of inheritance using pea plants?

A. Darwin
B. Mendel
C. Watson
D. crick
Answer» C. Watson
64.

Which of the following type of repeating sequence arise due to transposition of elements?

A. moderately repeating sequences
B. microsatellite DNA
C. minisatellite DNA
D. satellite DNA
Answer» B. microsatellite DNA
65.

What is incidence of phenylketonuria?

A. 1 in 10,000
B. 1 in 500
C. 1 in 10
D. 1 in 5000
Answer» B. 1 in 500
66.

Some of the fastest evolving genes encode for proteins involved in _________________________

A. regulation of gene expression
B. reproducing ability
C. survival
D. prevention of infection
Answer» B. reproducing ability
67.

The AMY1 gene encodes for __________

A. lysosome
B. amylase
C. lipase
D. topoisomerase
Answer» C. lipase
68.

What percentage of DNA in humans are introns?

A. 30
B. 20
C. 60
D. 39
Answer» C. 60
69.

What is scientific name for orangutan?

A. pongo pygmaeus
B. Zea mays
C. drosophila melanogaster
D. Mus musculus
Answer» B. Zea mays
70.

Which of following tends to have larger genomes?

A. archaea
B. protists
C. prokaryotes
D. eukaryotes
Answer» E.
71.

In which year was human genome project completed?

A. 1990
B. 2001
C. 2002
D. 2003
Answer» E.
72.

Which of following is another name for Transposition?

A. jumping genes
B. moving genes
C. travelling genes
D. multiple genes
Answer» B. moving genes
73.

The process by which a single gene can code for multiple proteins is called ___________

A. transcription
B. transformation
C. alternative splicing
D. sequencing
Answer» D. sequencing
74.

For three different samples of DNA with same concentration, the rate of annealing will depend on __________

A. pH
B. absorbance
C. temperature
D. genome size
Answer» E.
75.

In which of following disease brain cells of a child cannot metabolize certain lipids because a crucial enzyme does not work properly?

A. fragile x syndrome
B. Tay Sach's
C. down syndrome
D. parkinson's disease
Answer» C. down syndrome
76.

The process of DNA melting can be monitored by a change in ___________

A. absorbance
B. pH
C. concentration
D. color
Answer» B. pH
77.

Down syndrome is most common in children who are born to women

A. over the age of 30
B. under the age of 30
C. under the age of 25
D. under the age of 20
Answer» B. under the age of 30
78.

What is haploid genome size of archaea Archaeoglobus fulgidus?

A. 2.2 mb
B. 3.3 mb
C. 4.5 mb
D. 5.6 mb
Answer» B. 3.3 mb
79.

Trait that shows in all of first-generation offspring of two different true-bred plants is said to be

A. intermediate
B. recessive
C. dominant
D. stronger
Answer» D. stronger
80.

Achondroplasia is a form of which of following?

A. dwarfism
B. polio
C. attached lobes
D. small pox
Answer» B. polio
81.

What is the width of the DNA double helix?

A. 1 nm
B. 2 nm
C. 3 nm
D. 4 nm
Answer» C. 3 nm
82.

What percentage of human genome is made up of transposable elements?

A. 11
B. 22
C. 33
D. 44
Answer» E.
83.

What is haploid genome size of nematode Caenorhabditis elegans?

A. 200 mb
B. 100 mb
C. 500 mb
D. 1000 mb
Answer» C. 500 mb
84.

Which of the following regions is involved in the development of brain?

A. HAR
B. ARF
C. ATP
D. SAR
Answer» B. ARF
85.

What is haploid genome size of rice Oryza sativa?

A. 500 mb
B. 1000 mb
C. 430 mb
D. 100 mb
Answer» D. 100 mb
86.

Which of following is considered an extinct species of humans?

A. home sapiens
B. pongo pygmaeus
C. Zea mays
D. homo neanderthalensis
Answer» E.
87.

The DNA structure was investigated in the year __________

A. 1943
B. 1953
C. 1963
D. 1973
Answer» C. 1963
88.

Which of following describes usage of computational methods to store biological data?

A. biophysics
B. bioinformatics
C. Biocomputing
D. industrial biology
Answer» C. Biocomputing
89.

Which of following rule suggests that probability of two or more events occurring together is equal to product of individual probabilities of independent single events?

A. multiplication rule
B. division rule
C. addition rule
D. subtraction rule
Answer» B. division rule
90.

Which of following results from cystic fibrosis?

A. thick mucus
B. blocked arteries
C. tumor
D. loss of neurons
Answer» B. blocked arteries
91.

Unequal crossing over takes place due to _______________ of chromosomes.

A. denaturation
B. misalignment
C. aggregation
D. condensation
Answer» C. aggregation
92.

Which of the following is used to visualize DNA molecules in a gel?

A. ethidium bromide
B. methylene blue
C. safranin
D. bromophenol blue
Answer» B. methylene blue
93.

Which of following denoted a homozygous recessive gene?

A. wv
B. ww
C. wx
D. wo
Answer» C. wx
94.

The temperature at which the shift in absorbance is half completed is termed as ___________

A. melting temperature
B. denaturation temperature
C. shifting temperature
D. absorbance temperature
Answer» B. denaturation temperature
95.

DNA transposons found in the human genome are capable of movement.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
96.

About what percentage of coding sequence of DNA is transcribed into tRNA and rRNA?

A. 1.5
B. 3
C. 4
D. 8
Answer» B. 3
97.

Which hypothesis was proposed by Susuma Ohno in 1971?

A. 2R hypothesis
B. 2T hypothesis
C. 2S hypothesis
D. 2P hypothesis
Answer» B. 2T hypothesis
98.

Gene duplication occurs by unequal crossing over.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
99.

Proteins can interact with a DNA molecule by ____________________

A. fitting into the grooves
B. interacting with the base pairs
C. hydrophilic interactions
D. covalent linkages
Answer» B. interacting with the base pairs
100.

Which type of DNA have been used to analyze relationship between different human populations?

A. Circular DNA
B. Mitochondrial DNA
C. Minisatellite DNA
D. Microsatellite DNA
Answer» E.