Mutation may results in the
A. change in genotype
B. change in phenotype
C. change in metabolism
D. All of the above
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The first successful production of haploid plants was performed by Guha and Maheswari (1964) who cultured anthers of
A. Lantana camara
B. Datura innoxia
C. Zea mays
D. Eleusine coracana
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Miller synthesised simple amino acids from one of the following mixtures in his experiment
A. CH4 , NH3 , H2 and water vapour
B. H2 , O2 , N2 and water vapour
C. H2 , O2 , C2 and water vapour
D. CH4 , NH3 , O2 and water vapour
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Double-helical structure of DNA was given by whom?
A. Jacob and Monod
B. Watson and Crick
C. H. G. Khorana
D. None of the above
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Gynandromorph is
A. male with female traits
B. female with male traits
C. half male and half female
D. None of the above
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The strength of linkage is
A. Directly proportional to the distance between the genes
B. Inversely proportional to the distance between the genes
C. Inversely proportional to the percentage of crossing over between the genes
D. Both B and C
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DNA fingerprinting is used to identify the
A. parents
B. rapist
C. thieves
D. All of these
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Mutation is phenomena which results in alternation of
A. sequence
B. carbohydrates
C. proteins
D. fat
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The capability of nitrogen-fixation by certain bacteria has been traced to a set of genes, called the
A. Recessive genes
B. Complementary genes
C. Lethal genes
D. Nif genes
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Intravarietal hybridization
1. The plants of two different species belonging to the same genus are crossed together
b. Intervarietal hybridization
2. The crosses are made between the plants belonging to two different genera
c. Interspecific hybridization
3. The crosses are made between the plants of two different varieties of the same species
d. Intergeneric hybridization
4. The crosses are made between the plants of the same variety
A. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
B. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-3
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
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In the absence of polymerase-I which of the following can elongate Okazaki fragments?
A. Polymerase - II
B. Polymerase - III
C. Exonuclease
D. Endonuclease
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Who among the following disproved the theories of 'spontaneous generation' and demonstrated once and for all that life originates only from pre-existing life?
A. Aristotle
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Charles Darwin
D. A. I. Oparin
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Trisomy of chromosome A in Datura stramonium can be represented as 2n + A, and is characterised by
A. Elongated leaves
B. Glossy leaves
C. Reduced leaves
D. Rolled leaves
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DNA in a cell is a
A. carboxylic acid
B. nucleic acid
C. amino acid
D. fatty acid
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Which is the oldest organism on earth
A. Blue-green algae
B. Fungi
C. Amoeba
D. Euglena
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Gaucher's disease is associated with abnormal metabolism of
A. fat
B. nucleic acid
C. protein
D. carbohydrate
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Which of the following is the X-linked genetic disease?
A. Becker's muscular dystrophy
B. Daltonism colour Blindness
C. Martin-Bell syndrome
D. All of the above
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Who among the following defined linkage 'the tendency of the genes, as present in the same chromosome, to remain in their original combination and to enter together in the same gamete'?
A. Bateson (1906)
B. Sutton (1903)
C. Morgan (1910)
D. Punnet (1906)
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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. It is in the sedimentary rocks that fossils are found
2. Sedimentary rocks arise as a result of gradual deposition of silt or silica at the bottom of lakes or seas
3. Igneous rocks are those in which the original structure has been changed by heat or pressure
4. Entire plants or animals or more commonly their parts are found fossilised
A. Only 1, 2 and 3 are true
B. Only 1, 2 and 4 are true
C. Only 3 and 4 are true
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
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The internal agents in an organism which may be responsible for mutagenic effects include
A. Mutators
B. Antimutators
C. Antimutagens
D. All of the above
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