Molecular Biology and Genetics
Test your knowledge of molecular biology and genetics including DNA methylation, gene mutations, and developmental genetics
Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
A particular gene in drosophila got mutated and new phenotype is formed. Again the same gene underwent mutation and wild type phenotype is restored. This phenomenon is known as _________.
- epistasis
- gene conversion
- gene attenuation
- intragenic suppression
- gene imprinting
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following technique is used to detect methylation of DNA?
- Western blotting
- Souther blotting
- Northern blotting
- Bisulfide blotting
- ELISA
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Deamination of cytosine results in the formation of __________.
- thymine
- uracil
- hypoxanthine
- xanthine
- alpha keto glutaric acid
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following genes is involved in the first level of segmentation during embryonic development of Drosophilla?
- Hairy
- Wingless
- Hunchback
- Barrel
- Sex combs reduced
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which among the following molecule cannot be methylated?
- Azacytosine
- Adenine
- Guanine
- Cytosine
- Uracil