What is meant by the statement “The genetic code is universal”? What is the significance of this finding?

Q: Define degenerate code.

A: A codon is a three-nucleotide DNA or RNA sequence that codes for a particular amino acid. The…

Q: What is a Watson–Crick base pair?

A: Two nucleotides in the complementary strands of the nucleic acids are connected to each other by…

Q: What is a histone variant?

A: Proteins are large biomolecules consisting of one or more long chains of amino acids residues.…

Q: What is an anticodon, and on what kind of nucleic acid is it found?

A: An anticodon is a three-letter sequence; one which is complementary, to the codon sequence found in…

Q: How is a protein with a proper sequence generated?

A: Amino acids are biomolecules made up of two functional groups: an amino group (-NH2) and a carboxyl…

Q: If cytosine (C) makes up 30% of the nucleotides in a gene, what percentage is thymine (T)? O 20% 40%…

A: According to the Chargaff’s rule , Number of adenosine is equal to the number of thymine residues…

Q: Why is the term “proteome” ambiguous, whereas the term“genome” is not?

A: The proteins are the essential part of living organisms and it consists of thousands of smaller…

Q: Why are most DNA-binding proteins specific to certain chemicalgroups within the DNA?

A: DNA is the genetic material that carries genetic information in the form of coded nucleotide…

Q: How many bases make up a codon?

A: The flow of genetic information from DNA to mRNA to proteins is central dogma where the process of…

Q: What causes trinucleotide repeat expansion?

A: Trinucleotide repeat expansion refers to the phenomenon where trinucleotide sequences in certain…

Q: What are the key characteristics of the genetic code?

A: The genetic code is a series of rules that living cells use to convert information found in genetic…

Q: What is a copy number variant in genetics?

A: Genes are the structural and functional units of heredity. They carry coded genetic information in…

Q: Adenine is a niterogenous base or nucleosides?

A: Adenine is a important component of nucleic acids . It is a type of purine. It contains 5 nitrogen…

Q: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder caused by different types of mutations, many of which…

A: CF is caused by a mutation in a gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator…

Q: What is paramutation? What are the key features of this phenomenon?

A: The interaction of the alleles residing in the same locus and one of the alleles is capable of…

Q: What are DNA methyltransferases (DNMTS) ?

A: Enzymes are protein molecules that aid in increasing the rate of metabolism and chemical reactions…

Q: Why is it necessary for naturally occurring DNA molecules to be negatively supercoiled?

A: DNA supercoiling is important for DNA packaging within all cells.

Q: During planetary exploration a new life form is discovered which has a DNA genome containing 6…

A: Hereditary qualities is a part of science related to the investigation of genes, hereditary variety,…

Microbial Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the science of naming, classifying, and describing organisms. The taxonomy will include all the plants, microorganisms, and animals on this planet. Carl Linnaeus coined the taxonomy term. He is known as the father of taxonomy. Microbial taxonomy is a criterion of grouping microorganisms into groups based on their similarities and past relatedness. Microorganisms belonging to the same group are differentiated from the others via grouping into categories. This differentiation makes the study of microorganisms easy. There are different types of microbial taxonomies like Numerical and Molecular taxonomy. The study of microorganisms is known as microbiology. Microbiology is a broad term that takes into account microbial cultures, taxonomic studies, evolutionary relationships. Microbial interaction and diversity are huge data that needs to be compiled under the subject of microbiology. Microbiology covers various organisms like bacteria, fungi, algae, plants, animals, etc.