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Molecular Basis of Inheritance Quiz

Class XII
Biology
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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1. What is the basic unit of heredity?

Chromosome · Gene · DNA · RNA

2. Which of the following is not a component of DNA?

Adenine · Uracil · Cytosine · Thymine

3. What type of bond holds the two strands of DNA together?

Ionic bonds · Hydrogen bonds · Covalent bonds · Peptide bonds

4. Which enzyme is responsible for unwinding the DNA double helix?

DNA polymerase · Helicase · Ligase · Primase

5. What is the function of RNA polymerase in transcription?

Unwinds DNA · Synthesizes RNA · Replicates DNA · Joins Okazaki fragments