Microbiology - DNA Replication

Exercise : DNA Replication - Section 1
  • DNA Replication - Section 1
6.
Which of the following statements on replication in E.coli is correct?
It occurs in a unidirectional manner
It occurs in bidirectional manner
Always uses T7 DNA polymerase when infected by T7 phage
Occurs only when λ phase has infected E. coli
Answer: Option
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7.
The replication of chromosomes by eukaryotes occurs in a relatively short period of time because
the eukaryotes have more amount of DNA for replication
the eukaryotic replication machinery is 1000 times faster than the prokaryotes
each chromosome contains multiple replicons
eukaryotic DNA is always single stranded
Answer: Option
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8.
In E.coli, which enzyme synthesizes the RNA primer for Okazaki fragments?
DnaA
DnaC
DnaG
all of these
Answer: Option
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9.
During which of the following process a new copy of a DNA molecule is precisely synthesized?
Trasformation
Transcription
Translation
Replication
Answer: Option
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10.
DNA gyrase is inhibited by
tetracycline
nalidixic acid
both (a) and (b)
cephalosporin
Answer: Option
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