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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Question:

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I List - II.
A. The triplet nature of genetic code I. George Gamow
B. The technique of DNA fingerprinting II. Francis Crick
C. Lac operon III. Alec Jeffreys
D. Central Dogma IV. Jacob and Monod

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-II

A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

Correct Answer:

A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II

List - I List - II.
A. The triplet nature of genetic code I. George Gamow
B. The technique of DNA fingerprinting III. Alec Jeffreys
C. Lac operon IV. Jacob and Monod
D. Central Dogma II. Francis Crick

It was George Gamow, a physicist, who argued that since there are only 4 bases and if they have to code for 20 amino acids, the code should constitute a combination of bases. He suggested that in order to code for all the 20 amino acids, the code should be made up of three nucleotides.

The technique of DNA Fingerprinting was initially developed by Alec Jeffreys. He used a satellite DNA as probe that shows very high degree of polymorphism. It was called as Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR).

The lac operon is a group of genes through which Escherichia coli catabolizes lactose. It was first proposed by F. Jacob and J. Monod, who were also awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965 for their contributions.

Francis Crick proposed the Central dogma in molecular biology, which states that the genetic information flows from DNAà RNAà Protein.