Osmotolerant microorganisms can survive at extreme osmotic pressure because

#Question id: 4393

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Which of the following statement(s) regarding transcription initiation and RNA Pol III is (are) true?

#Question id: 4395

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Which of the following chemicals would be the most appropriate for the 5’ labeling of a DNA strand with a radioactive phosphate?

#Question id: 4480

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

The reason for TBP’s unorthodox recognition mechanism is

#Question id: 4481

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Choose correct statements about recognition mechanism of TBP ;

A. TBP causes the minor groove to be widened to an almost flat conformation

B. It also bends the DNA by an angle of ~120o

C. The interaction between TBP and DNA involves maximum number of hydrogen bonds between the protein and the edges of the base.

D. Much of the specificity is imposed by two pairs of phenylalanine side chains that intercalate between the base pairs at either end of the recognition sequence and drive the strong bend in the DNA.

#Question id: 4483

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

TAF42 and TAF62 from Drosophila form a structure similar to that of the

#Question id: 4497

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Elongation, termination of transcription, and RNA processing are interconnected, presumably to ensure their proper coordination,