State the main achievements of the Human Genome Project.
State the main achievements of the Human Genome Project.
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What type of information is obtained from each of the following databases: (i) Taxonomy Browser (ii) PDB.
What type of information is obtained from each of the following databases:
(i) Taxonomy Browser
(ii) PDB.
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Explain the method of DNA sequencing using automated DNA sequencing technique.
Explain the method of DNA sequencing using automated DNA sequencing technique.
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Write any two examples of each of the following plant hormones commonly used in media preparation: (i) Auxins. (ii) Cytokinins.
Write any two examples of each of the following plant hormones commonly used in media preparation:
(i) Auxins.
(ii) Cytokinins.
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Mention any one significant difference between each of the following: (i) Aldoses and ketoses (ii) Pluripotent and multipotent cell
Mention any one significant difference between each of the following:
(i) Aldoses and ketoses
(ii) Pluripotent and multipotent cell
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Answer the following questions: (i) What are nonsense codons (ii) What is a microprocessor?
Answer the following questions:
(i) What are nonsense codons
(ii) What is a microprocessor?
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Write the full form of the following: (i) NBPGR (ii) VNTR (iii) ARS (iv) PEG (v) ORF
Write the full form of the following:
(i) NBPGR
(ii) VNTR
(iii) ARS
(iv) PEG
(v) ORF
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Explain briefly: (i) Chargaff’s rule of equivalence (ii) Database (iii) Biolistic (iv) Coenzyme (v) Optical activity
Explain briefly:
(i) Chargaff’s rule of equivalence
(ii) Database
(iii) Biolistic
(iv) Coenzyme
(v) Optical activity
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What are lipids? Explain the following properties of lipids: (i) Amphipathic nature (ii) Saponification (iii) Hydrogenation
What are lipids? Explain the following properties of lipids:
(i) Amphipathic nature
(ii) Saponification
(iii) Hydrogenation
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Mention the chief characteristics of embryonic stem cells. Give any two uses of such cells.
Mention the chief characteristics of embryonic stem cells. Give any two uses of such cells.
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modifying crops, including soya, maize and rice
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Outline the process of genetic modification using bacterial production of a human protein as an example, limited to: (a) isolation of the DNA making up a human gene using restriction enzymes, forming sticky ends (b) cutting of bacterial plasmid DNA with the same restriction enzymes, forming complementary sticky ends (c) insertion of human DNA into bacterial plasmid DNA using DNA ligase to form a recombinant plasmid (d) insertion of recombinant plasmids into bacteria (specific details are not required) (e) multiplication of bacteria containing recombinant plasmids (f) expression in bacteria of the human gene to make the human protein
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Outline examples of genetic modification: (a) the insertion of human genes into bacteria to produce human proteins (b) the insertion of genes into crop plants to confer resistance to herbicides (c) the insertion of genes into crop plants to confer resistance to insect pests (d) the insertion of genes into crop plants to improve nutritional qualities
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