8. If the nucleotide composition (%) of a viral genome is A = 10, U = 20, C = 40 and G = 30, which one of the following is […]
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Human Pathogens Evade Immune Responses
7. Which one of the following mechanisms is used by human pathogens to evade host immune responses? (a) Somatic hypermutation (b) Antibody production (c) Antigenic variation (d) Complement activation Pathogens […]
Limit of sin(x)/x as x→0 Equals 1
6. limx → 0 sin(x) / x is __________. Related Keywords: sinc function limit, standard trigonometric limit, indeterminate form 0/0, calculus proof Correct Answer 1 Why Direct Substitution Fails Substituting […]
TLC Rf Explained
5. In a thin layer chromatography experiment using a silica gel plate, a compound showed migration of 12.5 cm and the solvent front showed migration of 18 cm. The Rf […]
Largest Sphere Surface Area
4. The surface area (in m²) of the largest sphere that can fit into a hollow cube with edges of length 1 meter is __________. Given data: π = 3.14 […]
Escherichia coli as Fecal Contamination Indicator
3. Which one of the following organisms in an indicator of fecal contamination” (a) Escherichia coli (b) Streptococcs lactic (c) Bacillus subtilis (d) Lactobacillus acidophilus Escherichia coli serves as the […]
Amino Acid Ionization at pH 1.5
2. Natural proteins are composed primarily of 20 α-amino acids. Which one of the following statements in true for any of these amino acids in a solution of pH 1.5? […]
How Enzymes Catalyze Reactions
1. An enzyme catalyzes a reaction by (a) decreasing the energy of the substrate. (b) deveasing the activation energy of the reaction. (c) decreasing product stability. (d) increasing the activation […]
Number of Proteins in a Rod-Shaped Bacterium Cell
Q.65 A rod shaped bacterium has a length of 2 µm, diameter of 1 µm and density the same as that of water. If proteins constitute 15% of the cell […]
EcoRI + HaeIII Digestion and Klenow Labeling
Q.64 The product of complete digestion of the plasmid shown below with EcoRI and HaeIII was purified and used as a template in a reaction containing Klenow fragment of DNA […]


