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Match the genetic disorders in Column $\text{I}$ to the corresponding underlying cause in Column $\text{II}$\[\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline\text{Column I} & \text{Column II}...

The RNA sequence below depicts the part of a $330$ nucleotides long $\text{mRNA}$ and it encodes the $\text{C}$-terminal portion of a protein.$5^{\prime}-\ldots \ldots$ $...

All pseudogenes DO NOT code for a $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$.protein with original functionprotein with altered functionRNA with coding sequenceRNA with regulatory function

Which of the following features help(s) in distinguishing alleles using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)?Differences in the number of recognition sites for...

Which of the following conditions induce(s) the expression of $\beta$-galactosidase gene in the lac operon?Absence of glucoseAbsence of lactosePresence of glucosePresence...

Fabry disease in humans is a X-linked disease. The probability (in percentage) for a phenotypically normal father and a carrier mother to have a son with Fabry disease is...

Assuming independent assortment and no recombination, the number of different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes in gametes of an organism with a diploid n...

In a Mendel’s dilhybrid experiment, a homozygous pea plant with round yellow seeds was crossed with a homozygous plant with wrinkled green seeds.$F_1$ intercross produced...

A mutation in a gene that codes for a polypeptide results in a variant polypeptide that lacks the last three amino acids. What type of mutation is this?Synonymous mutatio...

Match the type of chromosomal inheritance (Column-I) with the corresponding genetic disease or trait (Column-II).$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline & \textbf{Column-I} & & ...

A crossing was performed between the genotypes $\textit{DdEeFfgg}$ and $\textit{ddEeFfGg}$. Assuming that the allelic pairs of all genes assort independently, the proport...

A pedigree of an inheritable disease is shown below.This inheritable disease is$X$-linked dominant$X$-linked recessive or Y-linkedonly $Y$-linkedonly $X$-linked recessive

An $\textit{in vitro}$ translation system can synthesize peptides m all three reading frames of the RNA template. When $\text{5’ - UCUCUCUC - (UC)_n -UCUCUCUC - 3’}$ was...

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?$42$...

In nature, the horizontal gene transfer across bacteria is mediated bygene cloning followed by transformationconjugation and transformationconjugation onlytransformation ...

If a segment of a sense strand of DNA is $5'-\text{ATGGACCAGA}-3'$, then the resulting RNA sequence after transcription is$5' – \text{AGACCAGGTA}-3’$$5'- \text{UCUGGUCCAU...

The repeat sequence of telomere in humans is$5'-\text{TATAAT}-3’$$5'-\text{TTAGGG}-3'$$5’-\text{GGGCCC}-3'$$5’-\text{AAAAAA }-3'$