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The three nonsense codons are

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In terms of the evolution of organisms, which one among the following is the most avanced?

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DNA as genetic material was proved by

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Mendel selected garden pea as his experimental material because its advantages include:

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According to which of the following, meteorites travelling through the earths atmosphere are strongly incandescent only on the surface while the interior remains cold?

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The common mutagens used in mutation breeding are

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Who among the following for the first time made a definite distinction between heritable changes and those which can not be inherited?

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Consider the following statements.
1. Character are transferred from parents to progeny through DNA.
2. Coded information in nucleic acid depend upon arrangement of nucleotides.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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According to Britten-Davidson (1969) operon-operator model, the regulation of gene expression in higher cells includes

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Which of the following rocks show almost no trace of life?

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During crossing over the breakage of chromatids and fusion of broken segments take place due to the action of

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Match List-I (RNA polymerase parts) with List-II (Functions) and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
a. Sigma factor 1. Ineffective in transcribing RNA, because it transcribes both strands
b. The core enzyme 2. Transcribes only one strand of the DNA template
c. The holozyme 3. Interacts with the core enzyme to form the complete enzyme
d. The β-subunit 4. Required for the interaction with the sigma factor

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Which of the following properties of protenoid micro spheres have revealed concentric double layered boundaries around them through which diffusion of material from the interior to the exterior occurs?

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According to the theory of abiogenesis, the coacervates turned into the first primitive living systems called

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According to which of the following theories, "the different stages in the development of an individual represent the different stages through which the race passed in the process of evolution"?

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The plant in which foreign gene (s) has / have been introduced is called

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Which of the following is actually a giant palindrome with its two halves virtually identical?

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Match the following columns:
Column I Column II
a. Non-parental gene exchange 1. Crossing over
b. Non-sister chromatids 2. X and Y
c. Sex chromosome 3. Sex-linked disease
d. Haemophilia 4. Recombination

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A normal woman whose father was colourblind, is married to a normal man. The sons would be

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Biological concept of species is mainly based on

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