NEET Botany
Dna Packaging
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Consistency: 25%
Weightage: 5 / 20 Yrs
High-Yield Trend
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2011 Questions 5 MCQs
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PYQ 2011
easy
botany ID: neet-201
What are those structures that appear as 'beads-on-string' in the chromosomes when viewed under an electron microscope?
1. Nucleotides
2. Nucleosomes
3. Base pairs
4. Uracil
1. Nucleotides
2. Nucleosomes
3. Base pairs
4. Uracil
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PYQ 2017
easy
botany ID: neet-201
The association of histone H1 with a nucleosome indicates:
1. DNA replication is occurring
2. The DNA is condensed into a chromatin fibre
3. The DNA double helix is exposed
4. Transcription is occurring
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PYQ 2021
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Which one of the following statements about Histones is wrong?
| 1. | Histones are rich in amino acids - Lysine and Arginine. |
| 2. | Histones carry a positive charge in the side chain. |
| 3. | Histones are organized to form a unit of 8 molecules |
| 4. | Histones are organized to form a unit of 10 molecules |
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PYQ 2023
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Given below are two statements:
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
| Statement I: | In prokaryotes, the positively charged DNA is held with some negatively charged proteins in a region called nucleoid. |
| Statement II: | In eukaryotes, the negatively charged DNA is wrapped around the positively charged histone octamer to form nucleosome. |
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
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PYQ 2025
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Histones are enriched with
1. Phenylalanine & Leucine
2. Phenylalanine & Arginine
3. Lysine & Arginine
4. Leucine & Lysine
1. Phenylalanine & Leucine
2. Phenylalanine & Arginine
3. Lysine & Arginine
4. Leucine & Lysine
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