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Kansagra School
Biology Department

Name _____________ date:

1. Scientist who discovered that nuclein is responsible for hereditary characters
2. Scientist who first isolated nucleic acid.
3. F. Griffith worked on mice with bacteria
4. The process of introduction of DNA from one bacterium to another.
5. Proof that DNA is the genetic material was given by.
6. The stability of DNA over RNA is due to.
7. The base pairing rules were given by
8. Rosalind Franklin's contribution was.
9. The positively charged proteins in DNA
10. DNA wrapped around protein form
11. The darkly stained regions of DNA.
12. Gene as unit of function is
13. The DNA between two nucleosomes is.
14. Gene as unit of recombination is
15. The site on the DNA, where replication begins
16. The enzyme that breaks the hydrogen bond in DNA
17. The strand of DNA to which the complementary nucleotides are attached.
18. A group of 10 nucleotides that form a base for beginning a new DNA chain.
19. The enzyme that creates the new DNA strand
20. The strand of DNA that is leading has polarity
21. The fragments of DNA on the lagging strand
22. The enzyme that seals the gap in DNA
23. The exposed single strands are kept in place by
24. The type of replication of DNA is
25. The medium used for centrifugation in Meselson and Stahl experiment
26. The discontinous strand of DNA is called
27. The clover leaf shaped RNA is
28. The flow of genetic information from DNA to protein is called
29. The existence of genetic code was proposed by
30. Smallest unit of nitrogenous base in a genetic code is called
31. The start codon is
32. The start codon, codes for
33. The copying of DNA to RNA is called .

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34. The site where transcription begins.

35. The enzyme that unzips DNA during transcription.
36. The expressing sequences in m RNA are.
37. The promoter in prokaryotes is called
38. The each codon codes for only one specific amino acid the property is
39. The fact that codons apply to all organisms
40. The DNA polymerase reads the bases in the direction
41. The process of removing introns from the mRNA in eukaryotes is called.
42. The initial RNA formed is .
43. The non-coding regions on the mRNA
44. The process of converting transcribed mRNA to protein
45. The enzyme that removes unwanted transcripts during mRNA splicing
46. The process of capping adds
47. The process of adding adenylate during tailing is called
48. The anti sense strand is also called .
49. The enzyme RNA polymerase moves in the direction
50. RNA polymerase II transcribes
51. During termination in prokaryotes the RNA polymerase binds with a
52. The RNA that carries specific amino acid during protein synthesis
53. The movement of ribosome along the mRNA
54. Group of ribosomes associated with RNA
55. The method of identifying all the genes expressed as RNA
56. The method of identifying DNA of different persons by locating differences in the repetitive sequence
of the DNA
57. The strand that stores genetic information in the DNA for protein synthesis
58. The uncoiled lightly stained regions of the chromosome
59. The tightly coiled darkly stained region of the chromosome.
60. The process of formation of RNA from DNA template
61. The transcriptional unit with more than one gene.
62. The third base of the codon is also called
63. The triplet sequence of nitrogenous bases in the mRNA copied from the DNA that codes for a specific
amino acid.
64. The enzyme that can polymerizes the growth of the DNA chain on the RNA primer
65. The enzyme that initiates and polymerizes the formation of RNA from DNA.
66. The enzyme that helps in attaching of amino acids to tRNA
67. The enzyme that catalyses the peptide bond formation

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68. The nitrogenous base present only in RNA.

69. The bases present on tRNA
70. The catalytic RNA
71. The nitrogenous base with a molecule of deoxyribose
72. The bond formed between two adjacent nucleotides.
73. The one way flow of genetic information
74. The small RNA that helps in processing mRNA.
75. Substance that suppress the activity of certain genes to synthesize specific enzymes
76. Segment of DNA consisting of structural, operator and regulator genes
77. The technique of separation of enzymes, proteins, nucleic acids etc based on the difference in their net
charges in an electric field
78. The hybrid DNA formed two different sources
79. Formation of multiple copies of rDNA
80. Separation of DNA strands due to breaking of H-bonds when exposed to high temperature
81. The enzyme that help in synthesis of complementary DNA strand from RNA template
82. The genes that code for repressor proteins that regulate transcription
83. The process by which genes can be switched on and switched off for transcription
84. The sites for attachment RNA polymerase for transcription
85. The rounded and sealed tips of chromosomes
86. The coding units in mRNA containing biological information
87. The process by which the non coding units are removed and coding units are rejoined
88. DNA profiling was first used by
89. Full form of VNTR
90. The polymerase used in PCR

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