Blog

Q.19 Hypophosphatemia is manifested by an X-linked dominant allele. What proportion of the offsprings from a normal male and an affected heterozygous female will manifest the disease? ½ sons and […]

Q.18 If u = log (ex + ey), then ∂u/∂x + ∂u/∂y = ex + ey ex − ey 1 / (ex + ey) 1 Introduction Partial differentiation is a […]

Q.17 If P = [ 1  1 2  2 ], Q = [ 2  1 2  2 ] and R = [ 3  0 1  3 ], which one of the following statements is TRUE? PQ […]

Q.16 The suitable substitution matrix to align closely related sequences is (A) PAM 250 or BLOSSUM 80 (B) PAM 40 or BLOSSUM 80 (C) PAM 120 or BLOSSUM 40 (D) […]

Q.15 The RNA primer synthesized during the replication process in bacteria is removed by (A) DNA gyrase (B)primase (C) DNA polymeraseI (D) DNA polymerase II RNA Primer Removal in Bacterial […]

Q.14 Of the two diploid species, species I has 36 chromosomes and species II has 28 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would be found in an allotriploid individual? (A) 42 or […]

Q.13 The catalytic efficiency for an enzyme is defined as kcat Vmax / kcat kcat / Km kcat / Vmax Catalytic efficiency measures how effectively an enzyme turns substrate into […]

Q.12 Which one of the following is an ABC transporter? (A)multidrug resistance protein (B) acetylcholine receptor (C)bacteriorhodopsin (D) ATP synthase The correct answer to the multiple-choice question is (A) multidrug resistance […]

Q.11 Phylum proteobacteria is subdivided into α-, β-, γ-, δ- and ε-proteobacteria based on (A) G+C content (B) 23S rRNA sequences (C) tRNA sequences (D) 16S rRNA sequences Phylum Proteobacteria […]

Q.10 In nature, the horizontal gene transfer across bacteria is mediated by (A) gene cloning followed by transformation (B)conjugation and transformation (C) conjugation only (D) transformation only Horizontal gene transfer […]