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Week 6 Assignment Solution - NOC25 BT57

This document contains solutions to an assignment for the NPTEL Online Certification Course in Cell and Molecular Biology from IIT Guwahati. It includes multiple-choice questions covering topics such as genetics, enzyme functions, and DNA repair mechanisms. Each question presents options related to fundamental concepts in molecular biology.

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Week 6 Assignment Solution - NOC25 BT57

This document contains solutions to an assignment for the NPTEL Online Certification Course in Cell and Molecular Biology from IIT Guwahati. It includes multiple-choice questions covering topics such as genetics, enzyme functions, and DNA repair mechanisms. Each question presents options related to fundamental concepts in molecular biology.

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NPTEL Online Certification Course

Cell and Molecular Biolgy


Assignment Number -06 >: Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

1.The term ‘Gene’ was proposed by


a) Gregor Johann Mendel
b) Hugo De Vries
c) Johannsen
d) Carl correns
2. What is the function of Protease enzyme-
a) Digest protein
b) Digest DNA
c) Digest RNA
d) Digest Carbohydrate

3. Which experiment confirmed that DNA is the genetic material


a) Griffith’s experiment
b) Harshey and Chase experiment
c) Avery, Macleod and McCarty’s experiment
d) Watson and Crick
4. The reactivity of RNA is increased by-
a) Presence of 5’ phosphate group
b) Absence of 5’ phosphate group
c) Presence of 2-OH group
d) Absence of 2-OH group
5. The example of plant RNA virus is -
a) Picorna virus
b) Toga virus
c) Reo virus
d) TMV

6. Fraenkel –Conrat and Singer experiment proved that-


NPTEL Online Certification Course
Cell and Molecular Biolgy
Assignment Number -06 >: Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

a) RNA can act as a genetic material


b) DNA can act as the genetic material
c) Protein acts as genetic material
d) Amino acid is the genetic material
7. The total hereditary material is known as -
a. Gene
b. Genome
c. Chromosome
d. Genotype
8. Linker histone is-
a. H1
b. H2A
c. H2B
d. H3

9. Polytene chromosomes are found in-


a. Salivary gland of Nematodes
b. Adrenal gland of Dipteran flies
c. Salivary gland of Dipteran flies
d. Adrenal gland of Nematodes
10. Lamp brush chromosome found in which stage?
a. Metaphase I
b. Anaphase I
c. Telophase I
d. Prophase I
NPTEL Online Certification Course
Cell and Molecular Biolgy
Assignment Number -06 >: Solution
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

11. A frameshift mutation is caused by-


a. A single nucleotide substitution
b. The addition or deletion of a single nucleotide
c. A change in the amino acid sequence
d. The insertion or deletion of multiple nucleotides
12. Which type of mutation involves the replacement of one nucleotide with another?
a. Insertion
b. Deletion
c. Substitution
d. Translocation
13. Which enzyme participate in direct DNA repair mechanism?
a. DNA Polymerase
b. Isomerase
c. ATP Lyase
d. DNA photolyase
14. Base Excision Repair initiated by-
a. DNA Glycosylase
b. DNA Polymerase
c. DNA Ligase
d. DNA Photolyase
15. The key enzyme involved in Nucleotide Excision Repair is-
a. Phosphodiesterase
b. ABC excinuclease
c. DNA Polymerase I
d. Helicase

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