Archaeopteryx' is a connecting link between which of the following classes of animal?
A. Amphibia and Aves
B. Reptilia and Aves
C. Reptilia and Mammalia
D. Aves and Mammalia
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The initial concept of a mechanism for regulation of gene expression, was generated by
A. Watson and Crick
B. Beadle and Tatum
C. Jacob and Monod
D. Wilhman and Thomas
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Who synthesised the DNA in vitro?
A. Arthur Kornberg
B. Robert Hooke
C. Edward Jenner
D. Joseph Lister
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Limbs of frog, lizard, bird and human are examples of . . . . . . . . organs.
A. homogenous
B. heterogenous
C. analogous
D. homologous
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Whenever two members of an allelic series are crossed, it is found that their F2 generation always contains homozygous dominant, heterozygous and homozygous recessive in the ratio of
A. 1 : 3 : 1
B. 1 : 2 : 1
C. 1 : 1 : 1
D. 9 : 3 : 4
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Mutagens are
A. chemical agents which cause change in DNA
B. physical agents which cause mutation
C. cancer producing agents
D. Both A and B
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Chain termination during protein synthesis is brought about by which of the following?
A. Codons
B. Anti codons
C. Rho factor (ρ)
D. None of the above
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The starting amino acids in eukaryotes and prokaryotes are, respectively,
A. Leucine and Threonine
B. Phenylalanine and N-forrnylmethionine
C. Methionine and N-formylmethionine
D. Methionine and phenylalanine
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The sugar present in DNA is
A. pentose
B. xylulose
C. hexose
D. heptulose
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Mendel's principles of inheritance are based on
A. vegetative reproduction
B. asexual reproduction
C. sexual reproduction
D. All of the above
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Living organisms are kept separate from closely related species inhabiting the same geographical region by reproductive isolating mechanism called
A. phylogenetic species concept
B. morphological species concept
C. genetic species concept
D. biological species concept
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The concept, the theory of the natural selection, was published in which of the following publications?
A. De Rerum Natura
B. Zoonomia
C. Proceedings of the Linnean Society
D. Essay on Population
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Functional genomics deals with the
A. sequencing of the genome
B. study of functioning of genes and metabolic pathways
C. determination of the complete sequence of genomes
D. constriction of high resolution genetic and physical maps
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The primase enzyme is associated with other proteins that together form a complex called the
A. Polysome
B. Primasome
C. Transposon
D. None of the above
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The rocks formed just after the first formed rocks are called
A. Paleozoic rocks
B. Mesozoic rocks
C. Proterozoic rocks
D. None of the above
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The investigation of life on heavenly bodies other than the earth is called
A. Biopoiesis
B. Bioastronautics
C. Endobiology
D. Exobiology
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The importance of tissue cultures in studying plant morphogenesis was first anticipated by
A. Haberlandt
B. Kotte
C. Robbins
D. White
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DNA replication is a discontinuous process and takes place in sholt segments called
A. Replicating fragments
B. Okazaki fragments
C. RNA primer
D. DNA template
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Which one of the following genetic disease is sex-linked?
A. Royal haemophilia
B. Tay-Sachs disease
C. Cystic fibrosis
D. Hypertension
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In which kind of duplication a segment of the chromosome is repeated some distance away from its normal location?
A. Tandem duplication
B. Reverse tandem duplication
C. Displaced duplication
D. None of the above
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