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Multiple choice dna replication replication and protein synthesis nucleic acids and protein synthesis heredity biology

The enzyme DNA polymerase was discovered by 

  1. Kornberg

  2. Okazaki

  3. Watson and Crick

  4. Stahl and Meselson

  5. Jacob and Monod
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Arthur Kornberg purified and characterized DNA polymerase from E. coli cells which is encoded by the polA gene. It catalyzes phosphoryl group transfer. The 3-hydroxyl group of the nucleotide at the 3' end of the growing strand serve as nucleophile for nucleophilic attack at the $\alpha$ phosphorus of the incoming deoxynucleoside triphosphate. Inorganic pyrophosphate is released in the reaction. 

Multiple choice dna replication replication and protein synthesis nucleic acids and protein synthesis heredity biology

Which of the following enzyme is used to join DNA fragments?

  1. Terminase

  2. Endonuclease

  3. Ligase

  4. DNA polymerase
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

DNA ligase is a specific type of enzyme, a ligase, that facilitates the joining of DNA strands together by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond. It plays a role in repairing single-strand breaks in duplex DNA in living organisms, but some forms may specifically repair double-strand breaks, i.e., a break in both complementary strands of DNA. Single-strand breaks are repaired by DNA ligase using the complementary strand of the double helix as a template, with DNA ligase creating the final phosphodiester bond to fully repair the DNA. DNA ligase has applications in both DNA repair and DNA replication.

Multiple choice dna replication replication and protein synthesis nucleic acids and protein synthesis heredity biology

Deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates serve dual purposes in DNA replication. In addition to acting as substrate, the other function is similar to?

  1. DNA polymerase

  2. rRNA

  3. Topoisomerase

  4. ATP
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Answer :
i) The Deoxyribonucleoside Triposphate act as both energy (ATP) and substrate for the polymerization reaction.
ii) The Deoxyribonucleoside Triposohate (DTPs) is considered as the building block of DNA synthesis.
iii) The DTPs possess two high-energy phosphate that has the ability to provide energy to the replication by breaking their molecules.  
iv) It serves as a substrate that is consumed during the enzymatic reaction of replication.
So correct answer is option D.ATP.

Multiple choice dna replication replication and protein synthesis nucleic acids and protein synthesis heredity biology

DNA replication includes which of the following enzymes?

  1. DNA ligase

  2. DNA polymerase and ligase

  3. RNA polymerase and ligase

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

DNA polymerase and ligase as well as RNA polymerase and ligase have an important role in DNA replication. DNA replication, like all biological polymerization processes, proceeds in three enzymatically catalyzed and coordinated steps : initiation, elongation and termination. All enzymes mentioned play important roles in these steps of replication.

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Which of the following is true about DNA polymerase?

  1. It can synthesize DNA in the 5' to 3' direction

  2. It can synthesize DNA in the 3' to 5' direction

  3. It can synthesize DNA in both directions

  4. Depend upon the condition
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

DNA polymerase enzymes are strictly unidirectional, synthesizing new DNA strands only in the 5' to 3' direction by adding nucleotides to the 3' hydroxyl group.

Multiple choice dna replication replication and protein synthesis nucleic acids and protein synthesis heredity biology

Select the correct statement:

  1. DNA polymerase has high degree of accuracy

  2. During DNA replication, only one strand of DNA act as template for synthesis of new strand.

  3. Taylor has proved by his experiment that DNA is the genetic material
  4. E. coli has $4.6 \times 10^9$ bp in its genetic material
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

DNA polymerase has a high degree of accuracy due to its proofreading capability, which allows it to remove incorrectly paired nucleotides during replication.

Multiple choice dna replication replication and protein synthesis nucleic acids and protein synthesis heredity biology

Which of the following enzyme is used in DNA multiplication?

  1. RNA polymerase

  2. DNA endonuclease

  3. Exonuclease

  4. DNA polymerase
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The DNA polymerases are enzymes that create DNA molecules by assembling nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA. These enzymes are essential to DNA replication and usually work in pairs to create two identical DNA strands from a single original DNA molecule. During this process, DNA polymerase reads the existing DNA strands to create two new strands that match the existing ones. Every time a cell divides, DNA polymerase is required to help duplicate the cells DNA, so that a copy of the original DNA molecule can be passed to each of the daughter cells. In this way, genetic information is transmitted from generation to generation.

Multiple choice dna replication replication and protein synthesis nucleic acids and protein synthesis heredity biology

Enzyme responsible for DNA chain elongation is

  1. DNA polymerase II

  2. DNA ligase

  3. RNA poymerase III

  4. DNA polymerase III
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
DNA polymerase II has 5’ to 3’ polymerization activity and 3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity and is mainly involved in DNA repair which makes option A incorrect. DNA polymerase III is a heteroenzyme with 10 subunits and has both 5’ to 3’ polymerization and 3’ to 5’ exonuclease activity. The gamma and epsilon subunits impart processivity, the ability to remain on the template and not to dissociate and reassociate, which in turn allow it to carry out primer elongation which makes option D correct. DNA ligase enzyme joins two DNA fragments together via phosphodiester bond between 3’ hydroxyl at the end of one fragment and a 5’ phosphate at the end of another fragment; it does not polymerise DNA which makes option B incorrect. RNA polymerase III synthesizes tRNAs, the 5S rRNA, and some other small specialized RNAs which makes option C incorrect.
Multiple choice dna replication replication and protein synthesis nucleic acids and protein synthesis heredity biology

DNA helicase helps in 

  1. Opening supercoils of DNA

  2. Making DNA helix

  3. Opening two chains of DNA helix

  4. Making hydrogen bonds of nitrogenous bases
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Helicases move along the double-stranded DNA and separate the strands by breaking hydrogen bonds at the expense of energy from ATP. DNA unwinding by helicases creates topological stress/supercoils in the helical DNA structure which is relieved by the action of topoisomerases. These enzymes transiently break both DNA strands of one chromosome thereby making the other chromosome to pass through the break and relieve the stress. DNA polymerase enzyme synthesizes DNA strands by adding deoxyribonucleotides to 3' end of the primer via phosphodiester bonds; it uses parental DNA as template. Hydrogen bonding between base pairs is facilitated by the presence of hydrogen bond donor (primary and secondary amine groups or hydroxyl groups) and complementary hydrogen bond acceptor (carbonyls and tertiary amines) in bases; it is not enzymatic process. The correct option is C.