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21.

Commonly used vectors for human genome sequencing are

  • T-DNA

  • BAC and YAC

  • Expression vectors

  • Expression vectors

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22.

Read the following four statement.
1. In transcription, adenosine pairs with uracil
2. Regulation of lac operon by repressor is referred to as positive regulation.
3. The human genome has approximately 50,000 genes.
4. Haemophilia is sex-linked recessive disease.

How many of the above statements are right?

  • Two

  • Three

  • Four

  • Four

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23.

Select the correct option.

  • Direction of RNA Synthesis

    Direction of reading of the template DNA strand

    5’-3’

    3’-5’

  • Direction of RNA Synthesis

    Direction of reading of the template DNA strand

    3’-5'

    5’-3'

  • Direction of RNA Synthesis

    Direction of reading of the template DNA strand

    5’-3’

    5’-3'

  • Direction of RNA Synthesis

    Direction of reading of the template DNA strand

    5’-3’

    5’-3'

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24.

What is it that forms the basis of DNA fingerprinting?

  • The relative proportions of purines and pyrimidines in DNA

  • The relative difference in the DNA occurrence in blood, skin and saliva

  • The relative amount of DNA in the ridges and grooves of the fingerprints

  • The relative amount of DNA in the ridges and grooves of the fingerprints

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25.

The figure below shows three steps (A, B, C) of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Select the option giving correct identification together with what it represents?

  • B – Denaturation at a temperature of about 98°C separatiing the two DNA strands

  • A – Denaturation at a temperature of about 50°C

  • C – Extension in the presence of heat stable DNA polymerase

  • C – Extension in the presence of heat stable DNA polymerase

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26.

Select the correct option:

  Column I Column II
A Synapsis aligns homologous chromosomes 1. Anaphase-II
B Synthesis of RNA and protein 2. Zygotene
C Action of enzyme recombinase 3. G2-phase
D Centromeres do not separate but chromatids move towards opposite poles 4. Anaphase-I
    5. Pachytene



  • Codes
              
    A   B   C   D
              2   1    3   4
  • Codes
              
    A   B   C   D
              2   3    5   4
  • Codes
              
    A   B   C   D
              1   2    5   4
  • Codes
              
    A   B   C   D
              1   2    5   4
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27.

Gene regulation governing lactose operon of E.coli that involves the lac I gene product is

  • Positive and inducible because it can be induced by lactose

  • Negative and inducible because repressor protein prevents transcription

  • Negative and repressible because repressor protein prevents transcription.

  • Negative and repressible because repressor protein prevents transcription.

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28.

In sea Urchin DNA, which is double stranded, 17% of the bases were shown to be cytosine. The percentages of the other three bases expected to be present in this DNA are:

  • G 34%, A 24.5%, T 24.5%

  • G 17%, A 16.5%, T 32.5%

  • G 17%, A 33%, T 33%

  • G 17%, A 33%, T 33%


C.

G 17%, A 33%, T 33%

Charagaff's rule states that purine and pyrimidine base paires are present in equal amount, i.e. 
A = T,  G = C
               (A + T) = (G + C)


Cytosine  =  17%
If A+G+C+T = 100 and G = C, A = T then
A+17+7+T = 100
               G = 17%
            A + T + 34 = 100
            A + T = 100 - 34
             A + T = 66
                 A = T = 33% = 66
Hence, if cytosine is 17%, then G = 17% A and T will be 33% each.

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29.

What are those structures that appear as 'beads-on-string' in the chromosomes when viewed under electron microscope?

  • Nucleotides

  • Nucleosomes

  • Base pairs

  • Base pairs

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30.

The process of RNA interference has been used in the development of plants resistant to 

  • fungi

  • viruses

  • insects

  • insects

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