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#Question id: 66


Which of the following statements regarding isomerism is incorrect regarding biomolecules?

#Section 2: General Biology
  1. Stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other are called enantiomers.

  2. A carbon atom with four different substituents is said to be asymmetric, and asymmetric carbons are called chiral centers.

  3. Pairs of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other are called diastereomers.

  4. An equimolar solution of the two enantiomers (a racemic mixture) rotates the plane of plane-polarized light in a particular direction.

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#Question id: 3687

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

As the two strands of the double helix are separated, the positive supercoiling interferes with the further unwinding of DNA. Which of the following enzyme makes a break in a strand of DNA to release the supercoiling and facilitate the replication to occur?

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#Question id: 3688

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Which of the following enzyme has a unique ability to introduce positive and negative supercoiling of the DNA and it is the target for antibacterial agents such as ciprofloxacin/quinolones?

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#Question id: 3689

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

DNA replication is bidirectional and anti-parallel. Which of the statement is FALSE regarding the DNA replication?

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#Question id: 3690

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

The DNA polymerase is a template-directed enzyme that synthesizes new complementary strand from a parent strand but it requires the existing short nucleotide sequence for its elongation. Which of the following enzyme is required for the synthesis of this primer?

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#Question id: 3691

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

 DNA polymerase III holoenzyme possesses:

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#Question id: 3692

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Which of the following statement is true regarding an enzyme DNA polymerase that catalyzes the elongation of complementary DNA strand?