Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cytogenetics.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cytogenetics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following is not a sensor of DSB?

A. Ku
B. P21
C. H2AX
D. P53
Answer» C. H2AX
2.

Which of the following is not true about NHEJ?

A. In most of the cases, it is associated with loss of genetic material
B. Ku is present at a concentration as high as 400000 per cell
C. It strand invasion looks for micro-homology regions
D. The 3’overhang chewed up to chi sequence invades to search for homology
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following has both kinase and nuclease property?

A. Pol Beta
B. Ku-PKC
C. Ku- pol gamma
D. Pol delta
Answer» C. Ku- pol gamma
4.

Which of the following is most flexible ligase?

A. Ligase I
B. ERCCI
C. Ligase IV
D. Ligase X
Answer» D. Ligase X
5.

In DSB repair in G1 phase, which of these factors would be seen which is absent in other phases?

A. RAD 51
B. MRN
C. RAD 23
D. Ku 70/80
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following is not true about ATM kinase?

A. It is guided to the DSB site by MRN complex
B. It exits as inactive dimer
C. It is activated to monomer by another factor of DSB repair
D. It phosphorylates BRCA1 and BRCA2
Answer» D. It phosphorylates BRCA1 and BRCA2
7.

Which of these factors is not responsible for the assembly of Rec A oh the DNA?

A. Rec B
B. Rec F
C. Rec R
D. Rec O
Answer» C. Rec R
8.

What is the structure of Rec A filament?

A. Cylindrical
B. Straight
C. Like rolled beta sheet
D. Alpha helical
Answer» E.
9.

Which of these is not a part of the tri protein complex in homologous DSB repair?

A. MRE11
B. NBS1
C. RAD 51
D. RAD 50
Answer» D. RAD 50
10.

Which of the following will be a marker of DSB?

A. H2A
B. Gamma-P H2AX
C. H5G
D. Alpha-P H3BX
Answer» C. H5G
11.

Rec BCD can chew 3’ end of the DSB till it reaches _____________ sequence.

A. TATA
B. Chi
C. Phi
D. Eta
Answer» C. Phi
12.

What is the role of Rec BCD in DSB repair?

A. It helps in strand invasion
B. It chews off the flap
C. It helps to generate 3’ overhang
D. It helps by aligning the two homologous chromosomes
Answer» D. It helps by aligning the two homologous chromosomes
13.

The DSB are indistinguishable from normal chromosomes of shorter length.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
14.

Homologous recombination can’t occur in which stage?

A. G2
B. Bacterial fission
C. G1
D. S
Answer» D. S