Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

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101.

Which term is used to denote parent plants that are truly bred?

A. p
B. F1
C. F2
D. d
Answer» B. F1
102.

Which of the following type of DNA sequences for the basis of DNA fingerprinting?

A. Satellite DNA
B. Minisatellite DNA
C. Microsatellite DNA
D. Tandem sequences
Answer» C. Microsatellite DNA
103.

Which of following helps analyze genotype and traits that run in a family?

A. Punnett's square
B. chi square test
C. pedigree tree
D. phylogenetic tree
Answer» D. phylogenetic tree
104.

Transposase is a __________ enzyme.

A. digestive
B. mutant
C. bacterial
D. lysosomal
Answer» D. lysosomal
105.

Breeding of two different true-breeding varieties of plants is called

A. mixing
B. hybridization
C. non breeding
D. self breeding
Answer» C. non breeding
106.

The haploid set of human chromosomes consist of __________ chromosomes.

A. 22
B. 23
C. 24
D. 25
Answer» D. 25
107.

Which term is used to describe an organism's genetic makeup?

A. characteristic
B. phenotype
C. genotype
D. traits
Answer» D. traits
108.

Transposon 'LINE-1' account for how much of total human genome?

A. 0.17
B. 0.1
C. 0.09
D. 0.08
Answer» B. 0.1
109.

People of which of following descent are more susceptible to Cystic fibrosis?

A. Jews
B. Mediterranean
C. European
D. black
Answer» D. black
110.

When two alleles each affect phenotype in separate distinguishable ways, they are said to be

A. codominant
B. semi dominant
C. totally dominant
D. incomplete dominant
Answer» B. semi dominant
111.

What is haploid genome size of panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca?

A. 20000 mb
B. 500 mb
C. 1000 mb
D. 2400 mb
Answer» E.
112.

How many sickle cell alleles does it take for disease to manifest itself?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 0
Answer» B. 2
113.

In which of following LINE-1 retrotransposons are most active?

A. developing brain
B. gut
C. heart cells
D. muscle
Answer» B. gut
114.

How many types of carbohydrates are present at surface of red blood cell that determines blood type?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 7
D. 1
Answer» B. 4
115.

How does Phenylketonuria occur when people cannot metabolize which of following?

A. pyruvate
B. phenylalanine
C. glucose
D. fructose
Answer» C. glucose
116.

Crossing an organism of unknown genotype with that of a recessive is called

A. Punnett's square
B. testcross
C. breeding cross
D. breeding square
Answer» C. breeding cross
117.

Which of following is true for attached earlobes?

A. dominant trait
B. recessive trait
C. silent trait
D. universal trait
Answer» B. recessive trait
118.

Which of following DNA type is present mostly at telomeres and centromeres?

A. simple sequence DNA
B. transposons
C. non-coding DNA
D. coding DNA
Answer» B. transposons
119.

A diagram used to predict offspring from breeding individuals of known genetic makeup is called

A. offspring square
B. breeding cell
C. Kupffer's square
D. Punnett's square
Answer» E.
120.

Percentage of highly repeated DNA sequences in a genome is __________

A. 1-10 %
B. 15-20%
C. 20-30%
D. 35-40%
Answer» B. 15-20%
121.

Circular DNAs are negatively supercoiled.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't say
Answer» B. False
122.

Sites in the genome that are different among individuals are referred to as __________________

A. intergenic
B. intronic
C. genetic polymorphisms
D. interstitial
Answer» D. interstitial
123.

Which of the following blocks of DNA have a low frequency of recombination?

A. Phenotypes
B. Allotypes
C. Isotopes
D. Haplotypes
Answer» E.
124.

Which of following rule states that probability of an event that can occur in two or more independent, mutually exclusive ways is sum of individual probabilities?

A. addition rule
B. multiplication rule
C. subtraction rule
D. division rule
Answer» B. multiplication rule
125.

Which of following type of transposons move with help of an RNA intermediate?

A. jumping genes
B. intermediate transposons
C. retrotransposons
D. rRNA transposons
Answer» D. rRNA transposons
126.

Normal gene of cystic fibrosis codes for membrane protein that transports which of following ions?

A. potassium
B. chloride
C. sodium
D. calcium
Answer» C. sodium
127.

Hemoglobin protein has which of following protein subunits?

A. alpha and beta
B. alpha and gamma
C. beta and gamma
D. multiple alpha
Answer» B. alpha and gamma
128.

A heritable feature that variates amongst individuals are called

A. character
B. feature
C. attribute
D. trait
Answer» B. feature
129.

Height and weight are examples of which of following characters?

A. continuum
B. qualitative
C. quantitative
D. subjective
Answer» D. subjective
130.

How many base pairs are there in LINE-1 unit?

A. 100
B. 10000
C. 8900
D. 6500
Answer» E.
131.

A disease of nervous system caused by a dominant allele that has no obvious phenotype till 40 years of age is called

A. alzheimer's disease
B. parkinson's disease
C. Huntington's disease
D. Tay Sach's
Answer» D. Tay Sach's
132.

How many alleles does gene have which determines human blood type?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
133.

Considering only SNPs, human and chimpanzee genome differs by what percentage?

A. 1.2
B. 34
C. 50
D. 60
Answer» B. 34
134.

Moderately repeated DNA sequences can vary from _______ percent of the total DNA.

A. 10-20
B. 20-80
C. 20-50
D. 50-80
Answer» C. 20-50
135.

If F1 offspring have a phenotype that is hybrid of parents, alleles of gene are said to have

A. incomplete dominance
B. complete dominance
C. semi dominance
D. total dominance
Answer» B. complete dominance
136.

Diagnosing a disease from a sample of amniotic fluid is called

A. amniocentesis
B. amniotic testing
C. Amniotest
D. pedigree
Answer» B. amniotic testing
137.

What percentage of Europeans are carriers of Cystic fibrosis allele?

A. 0.01
B. 0.02
C. 0.03
D. 0.04
Answer» E.
138.

Reannealing or renaturation of the DNA is the basis of the technique ___________

A. paper chromatography
B. ultraviolet spectroscopy
C. nucleic acid hybridization
D. gel electrophoresis
Answer» D. gel electrophoresis
139.

What was predicted character ratio for second law of inheritance?

A. 9:3:3:1
B. 9:1:3:3
C. 3:2:1:9
D. 1:3:3:1
Answer» B. 9:1:3:3
140.

Which term is used to describe an organism's observable traits?

A. trait
B. genotype
C. characteristic
D. phenotype
Answer» E.
141.

Which of following enzymes is required for transposing elements?

A. transposon
B. phosphorylation
C. kinase
D. helicase
Answer» B. phosphorylation
142.

What is haploid genome size of bacteria Hemophilus influenza?

A. 1.8 mb
B. 2.9 mb
C. 9 mb
D. 190 mb
Answer» B. 2.9 mb
143.

Which of following is scientific name for soil nematode?

A. Caenorhabditis elegans
B. drosophila melanogaster
C. pongo pygmaeus
D. Zea mays
Answer» B. drosophila melanogaster
144.

Gene family that encodes for beta-globin protein resides on which of following chromosomes?

A. 9
B. 6
C. 11
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
145.

Which of following is not a part of rRNA family?

A. 28s
B. 18s
C. 5.8s
D. 10s
Answer» E.
146.

What is haploid genome size of water flea Daphnia pulex?

A. 1 mb
B. 200 mb
C. 2.9 mb
D. 9 mb
Answer» C. 2.9 mb
147.

How much of total human genome is made by simple sequence DNA?

A. 0.05
B. 0.07
C. 0.03
D. 0.1
Answer» D. 0.1
148.

When did Neanderthals go extinct?

A. 50,000 years ago
B. 100,000 years ago
C. 70,000 years ago
D. 30,000 years ago
Answer» E.
149.

How many sequencing centers were involved in human genome project?

A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
Answer» B. 30
150.

Gene family that encodes for alpha globin protein resides on which of following chromosomes?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 16
D. 18
Answer» D. 18