Code: R7 222304

R7

B.Tech II Year II Semester (R07) Supplementary Examinations, April / MAY 2012

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(Biotechnology)

Time: 3 hours Answer any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks ***** 1 (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Draw the general structure of DNA and label it. Write about Denaturation of DNA and melting point curve. Write about DNA replication, and mechanism of DNA replication. Write about DNA phases M 13 and Q 174. Write about replication inhibitors of DNA. Write about enzymes involved in replication and step by step process.

Max Marks: 80

Write about structures of M - RNA, t RNA and t RNA structures. Write about transcription i.e initiation, elongation and termination steps. Write about post transcriptional processing of RNA. Write about inhibitors of transcription. Write about the genetic code. Write about protein synthesis in prokaryotes. Write about eukaryotic protein synthesis. Write about inhibitors of protein synthesis. Write about mutations and write on mutagens. Write about Ames Test.

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