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Geologists standardly use which of the following to estimate the time of solidification of rock?

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According to Stebbins (1950), the isolation mechanisms that come under the category of internal barriers include

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Frameshift mutation arises due to

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If the segment of a chromosome is repeated on a non-homologous chromosome, the duplication is said to be a

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Who coined the term 'gene'?

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The substances used by the proliferating infecting Agrobacteria cells as sources of carbon and nitrogen are called

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Consider the following statements regarding translocation and choose the correct answer:
1. In translocation, a segment of a chromosome becomes attached to a non-homologous chromosome
2. In reciprocal translocations, two non-homologous chromosomes exchange segments
3.There is no addition or loss of genes during translocations, only a rearrangement
4. Translocations are due to irregularities during crossing over

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Anthropoids were evolved into

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Strength of the linkage between the two genes is

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Presence of gill in the tadpole of frog indicates that

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Consider the following statements regarding the theory of linkage and choose the correct answer:
1. Genes are arranged in a linear fashion in the chromosomes
2. Genes that show linkage are situated in the chromosome
3. Linked genes remain in their original combination during the course of inheritance
4. The genes which are widely separated show strong linkage, while those closely located, have more chances to get separated by crossing over

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Which of the following is not a Mendelian disorder?

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Failure of segregation of chromatid during cell division cycle results in the gain or loss of chromosome which is called

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Who among the following showed that the animal and vegetable broths boiled for several hours and immediately sealed were never infested with microorganisms and disproved the spontaneous generation of microorganisms?

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According to which mode of replication, of the two double helices of DNA formed one would be entirely of old material and the other entirely of new material?

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Consider the following statements regarding chain elongation during DNA synthesis and choose the correct answer:
1. The separated strands are kept open by DNA binding proteins (DBPs)
2. A DNA chain is initiated on the 3'- OH end of the primer
3. Okazaki fragments are synthesized on one strand; there is continuous DNA synthesis in the other strand
4. Okazaki fragments are joined by endonuclease

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Cytological studies reveal that only those allelomorphs assort independently during meiosis which are located in

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The addition or deletion of one or more bases in the coding region of a gene usually results in what are called as

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In E. coli, the origin of DNA replication, Ori C occupies the place between the sites of genes

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The percentage of total recombinants represents, in map units,

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