The sequences between the last coding triplet and the termination signal are called the
A. Leader sequences
B. Trailer sequences
C. Spacers
D. Attenuators
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Most of the dioecious plants exhibit
A. XX - XY type of sex-determination
B. Primitive type of sex-determination where sex-chromosomes are undifferentiated
C. Protenor type of sex-determination
D. Hymenopteran type of sex-determination
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The cultures arising from the disorganised proliferation of cells from segments of plant organs are called as
A. Organ cultures
B. Embryo cultures
C. Callus cultures
D. Suspension cultures
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In which of the following periods the first traces of Angiosperms are available?
A. Triassic
B. Jurassic
C. Cretaceous
D. Oligocene
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Primula kewensis is an allotetraploid formed by a cross between
A. Primula floribunda and Primula nigrum
B. Primula arboreum and Primula nigrum
C. Primula floribunda and Primula verticillata
D. Primula arboreum and Primula verticillata
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If the dominant alleles of the two or more pairs of linked genes are present on one chromosome and their recessive alleles of all of them on the other homologue, this arrangement is known as
A. Adaxial arrangement
B. Abaxial arrangement
C. Cis-arrangement
D. Trans-arrangement
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Classical example of point mutation is
A. sickle-cell anaemia
B. thalassaemia
C. cancer
D. All of the above
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The insect hormones needed for the development of the young ones to the adult stage is known as
A. Juvenile hormone
B. Nothing hormone
C. Ecdysone
D. All of the above
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In which of the following period, the flowering plant, i.e., angiosperm appeared for the first time?
A. Carboniferous
B. Triassic
C. Jurassic
D. Cretaceous
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All the progenies of a single plant obtained vegetatively are known as
A. Genera
B. Intrageneric crops
C. Clones
D. Traits
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Which of the following statements are correct about Homo erectus?
1. Had a large brain around 900cc.
2. Appeared about 1.5 million years ago.
3. Ate meat, i.e; omnivorous.
4. Evolved from Homo habilis.
Choose the correct option.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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If the haploid chromosome complement of Raphanus is represented by R, and that of Brassica by B, then the chromosome complement of the F2 tetraploid will be
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The structural genes transcribe mRNA and synthesize enzymes called
A. Inducible enzymes
B. Tertiary enzymes
C. Constitutive enzymes
D. Holozymes
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Who among the following condemned the special creation theory by saying that earth has not always been inhabited by the plants and animals as we know now?
A. Charles Darwin
B. O. T. Solbrig
C. William Harvey
D. Francesco Redi
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The starting material for larger 55 Kb artificial yeast chromosomes was
A. pBR 322
B. A75p9 plasmid
C. A strain of defective phage lambda
D. All of the above
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A cross between homozygous recessive and heterozygous plant is
A. back cross
B. test cross
C. monohybrid cross
D. dihybrid cross
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Which of the following experiments suggests that the simplest-living organisms could not have originated spontaneously from non-living matter?
A. Microbes did not appear in stored meat
B. Larvae could appear in decaying organic matter
C. Microbes appeared from unsterilised organic matter
D. Meat was not spoiled, when heated and kept sealed in a vessel
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The transposable elements that may be used as vectors for gene-cloning are the
A. IS - elements
B. Transposons
C. Bacteriophage Mu
D. All of the above
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Which of the following actions takes place during regulation of protein synthesis when the corepressor is present?
A. Active repressor binds to and blocks operator gene
B. mRNA transcription by structural genes
C. Enzyme synthesis
D. Both A and B
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A pair of genes representing the two alternatives of the same character and located at the same locus in the homologous chromosomes are known as
A. Alleles
B. Linked genes
C. Allelomorphs
D. Both A and B
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