NCERT solutions for Class 12 Biology chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance [Latest edition]

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Solutions for Chapter 6: Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 6 of CBSE, Karnataka Board PUC NCERT for Class 12 Biology.


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Exercises [Page 125]

NCERT solutions for Class 12 Biology Chapter 6 Molecular Basis of Inheritance Exercises [Page 125]

Exercises | Q 1 | Page 125

Group the following as nitrogenous bases and nucleosides:

Adenine, Cytidine, Thymine, Guanosine, Uracil and Cytosine.

Exercises | Q 2 | Page 125

If a double stranded DNA has 20 per cent of cytosine, calculate the per cent of adenine in the DNA

Exercises | Q 3 | Page 125

If the sequence of one strand of DNA is written as follows:

5'-ATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGC-3'

Write down the sequence of complementary strand in 5'→3direction

Exercises | Q 4 | Page 125

If the sequence of the coding strand in a transcription unit is written as follows:

5'-ATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGC-3'

Write down the sequence of mRNA

Exercises | Q 5 | Page 125

Which property of DNA double helix led Watson and Crick to hypothesise semi-conservative mode of DNA replication? Explain.

Exercises | Q 6 | Page 125

Depending upon the chemical nature of the template (DNA or RNA) and the nature of nucleic acids synthesised from it (DNA or RNA), list the types of nucleic acid polymerases.

Exercises | Q 7 | Page 125

How did Hershey and Chase differentiate between DNA and protein in their experiment while proving that DNA is the genetic material?

Exercises | Q 8.1 | Page 125

Differentiate between Repetitive DNA and Satellite DNA

Exercises | Q 8.2 | Page 125

Differentiate between mRNA and tRNA

Exercises | Q 8.3 | Page 125

Differentiate between the Template strand and the Coding strand.

Exercises | Q 9 | Page 125

List two essential roles of ribosome during translation.

Exercises | Q 11.1 | Page 125

Explain (in one or two lines) the function of the following

Promoter

Exercises | Q 11.2 | Page 125

Explain (in one or two lines) the function of the following

tRNA

Exercises | Q 12 | Page 125

Why is the Human Genome project called a mega project?

Exercises | Q 13.1 | Page 125

What is DNA fingerprinting?

Exercises | Q 13.2 | Page 125

Give the applications of DNA fingerprinting technique.

Exercises | Q 14.1 | Page 125

Briefly describe the following - Transcription 

Exercises | Q 14.2 | Page 125

Briefly describe the following  - Polymorphism

Exercises | Q 14.3 | Page 125

Briefly describe the following - Translation

Exercises | Q 14.4 | Page 125

Briefly describe the following: Bioinformatics

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Solutions for Chapter 6: Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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NCERT solutions for Class 12 Biology chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance - Shaalaa.com

NCERT solutions for Class 12 Biology chapter 6 - Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Concepts covered in Class 12 Biology chapter 6 Molecular Basis of Inheritance are Packaging of DNA Helix, Introduction of Search for Genetic Material, The Experimental Proof, Introduction of Transcription, Introduction of Molecular Basis of Inheritance, Structure of Nucleotide, Molecular Basis of Inheritance (Questions), Structure of Polynucleotide Chain, The Genetic Material is a DNA, Properties of Genetic Material (DNA Versus RNA), The RNA World, The Machinery and the Enzymes, DNA Replication, Transcription Unit, Transcription Unit and the Gene, Types of RNA and the Process of Transcription, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and Its Structure, Search for Genetic Material, Protein synthesis - Transcription, Genetic Code, Introduction of Genetic Code, Mutations and Genetic Code, tRNA – the Adapter Molecule, Translation, Regulation of Gene Expression, The Lac Operon, Human Genome Project, DNA Fingerprinting Technique, Structure of DNA and RNA, Rice Genome Project.

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