Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 63

63. Given below is a sample of a portion of DNA strand. What is so special shown in it? [2011]

5’ - GAATTC -3 '

3’ CTTAAG - 5'

(a) Replication completed

(b) Deletion mutation

(c) Start codon at the 5 ’ end

(d) Palindromic sequence of base pairs

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Answer : d

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(d) The sample of a portion of DNA strand shown in the figure is palindromic sequence of base pairs.