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Choose the wrong statement regarding the observation drawn from the human genome project.

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Important Questions on Applied Biology

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According to HGP, the longest gene consists of
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Study the following statements regarding human genome project.
I. Average gene consists of 3000 base pairs.
II. 50 percent of the genome codes for proteins.
III. Chromosome 1 has highest number of genes.
IV. Repeated sequences make up small portion of human genome.

Which of the above are correct?

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How many genes are present in the human 'Y' chromosome?

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Which of the following structures is homologous to the wing of a bird?
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Study the following statements
I) Gene that codes for the synthesis of dystrophin is the largest human gene
II) Chromosome 21 contains the highest number of genes
III Endonucleases are used to cut the DNA at specific region
IV) Whole hereditary information encoded in DNA of an organism is called genome

Among the above identify the correct statements

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If a geneticist uses the blind approach for sequencing the whole genome of an organism, followed by assignment of function to different segments, the methodology adopted by him is called as:
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The genome containing all the coding and non-coding sequence with the function is termed as:
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Statement I: Organs which have similar structure and origin but perform different functions are called analogous organs.
Statement II : The sudden appearance of some vestigial organs in a better developed condition is called atavism

The correct option among the following is

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According to Human Genome Project HGP, the total number of genes in human genome is estimated at 30,000, the number of genes present on Y-chromosome are
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Select the INCORRECT statement from the following.
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Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?
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Locations on sites in the human DNA where single base DNA differences occurs are called:
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Which one of the following are analogous structures?
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In human, chromosome 1 has most genes and the Y has the fewest genes , respectively.
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Convergent evolution is illustrated by ___.
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A researcher found petrified dinosaur faeces. Which one of the following is unlikely to be found in this fossil?
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Match the following

  Set-I   Set-II
(A) Cyanognathus (I) Reptiles & birds
(B) Archaeopteryx (II) Amphibians & reptiles
(C) Seymouria (III) Reptiles & mammals
(D) Eusthenopteron (IV) Protochordates & fishes
    (V) Fishes & amphibians

The correct match is

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The human genome contains ___a___ billion nucleotide bases. The average gene consists of ___b___ bases. Which option is correct for a and b?
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Statement (S): Less than 2% of the human genome encodes for functional units called 'proteins'.

Reason (R): The majority of the human genome is regulatory in nature.

Which of the following is true?

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Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) refers to: