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The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to the molecular basis of inheritance, specifically focusing on topics such as DNA structure, nucleotide pairing, and chromatin types. It includes questions on the central dogma of molecular biology, the properties of histones, and the characteristics of nucleosomes. An answer key is provided at the end for reference.

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6760ec5e94416e5ba02bab03 - ## - Molecular Basis of Inheritance - DPP-01 (Of Lec-02) - Yakeen NEET 3.0 2025

The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to the molecular basis of inheritance, specifically focusing on topics such as DNA structure, nucleotide pairing, and chromatin types. It includes questions on the central dogma of molecular biology, the properties of histones, and the characteristics of nucleosomes. An answer key is provided at the end for reference.

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Yakeen NEET 3.0 (2025)


Botany
DPP: 1
Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Q1 5-methyl uracil is (D) DNA − RNA − Proteins


(A) Another name of thymine
Q7 Number of hydrogen bonds between A and T of
(B) A purine base
DNA is
(C) A double ring structure
(A) 4 (B) 3
(D) Both (A) and (C)
(C) 2 (D) 1
Q2 end of a polynucleotide chain contains
′
5
Q8 If the length of a DNA molecule is 340 A∘ , then
(A) Hydroxyl group
(A) There are 100 nucleotides
(B) Ethyl group
(B) There are 100 base pairs
(C) Carboxyl group
(C) There are 100 nitrogenous bases
(D) Phosphate group
(D) There are 100 sugar phosphates
Q3 Variable part of DNA molecule is
Q9 In the polynucleotide chain of DNA, a
(A) Phosphate
nitrogenous base is linked to the −OH of
(B) Sugar
(A) 2 pentose sugar
′
C
(C) Nitrogen base
(B) 3 pentose sugar
′
C
(D) Both (B) and (C)
(C) 5 ′
C pentose sugar
Q4 Nucleotide pairs present in one turn of DNA (D) 1 ′
C pentose sugar
helix are
Q10 Histone proteins are rich in:
(A) 20 (B) 8
(A) Histidine and Arginine
(C) 10 (D) 9
(B) Histidine and Lysine
Q5 Who proposed central dogma? (C) Histidine, arginine and lysine
(A) Watson and Crick (D) Arginine and Lysine
(B) Beadle and Tatum
Q11 The 'beads on string' structure which is seen
(C) Klug
under EM are
(D) Crick
(A) Histone octamer
Q6 Information flow or central dogma of modern (B) Nucleosome
biology is (C) Chromatin
(A) RNA − Proteins − DNA (D) Chromatin fibres
(B) DNA − Proteins − RNA
Q12 DNA is acidic due to:
(C) RNA − DNA − Proteins
(A) Sugar

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(B) Purine (B) Heterochromatin


(C) Phosphate group (C) Tightly packed chromatin
(D) Pyrimidine (D) Both (B) and (C)

Q13 Chromatin is chemically made of


(A) Nucleic acid, histone and non-histone
proteins
(B) Nucleic acid and histone proteins only
(C) Nucleic acid and non-histone proteins only
(D) Nucleic acid only

Q14 Which is the transcriptionally inactive chromatin?


(A) Euchromatin
(B) Heterochromatin
(C) Loosely packed chromatin
(D) Both (B) and (C)

Q15 Number of histone molecules in each


nucleosome core is
(A) 14 (B) 12
(C) 10 (D) 8

Q16 Nucleosome is
(A) Intron interrupted DNA
(B) Double helix DNA
(C) Negatively charged DNA wrapped around
positively charged histone octamer
(D) Satellite DNAs

Q17 If the distance between two consecutive base


pairs 0.34 nm and the total number of base
pairs of DNA double helix in a typical mammalian
cell is 6.6× 109 bp . Then the length of the DNA
is approximately
(A) 2.5 m

(B) 2.2 m

(C) 2.7 m

(D) 2.0 m

Q18 Which is the transcriptionally active chromatin?


(A) Euchromatin

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Answer Key
Q1 (A) Q10 (D)

Q2 (D) Q11 (B)

Q3 (C) Q12 (C)

Q4 (C) Q13 (A)

Q5 (D) Q14 (B)

Q6 (D) Q15 (D)

Q7 (C) Q16 (C)

Q8 (B) Q17 (B)

Q9 (D) Q18 (A)

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