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- Question
The word, used for the small solid supports onto which are spotted hundreds of thousands of tiny drops of DNA that can be used to screen gene expression, is
Options- A. southern blot
- B. cloning library
- C. DNA microarrays
- D. northern blot
- Correct Answer
- DNA microarrays
- 1. Studies of similarities and differences among the genomes of multiple organisms is carried out in
Options- A. comparative genomics
- B. proteomics
- C. functional genomics
- D. structural genomics Discuss
- 2. Proteomics is
Options- A. the study of algal genomes
- B. a branch of quantum physics dealing with proteins
- C. the study of formation of lipo-protein in animals
- D. the study of the entire collection of proteins expressed by an organism Discuss
- 3. Why Deinococcus radiodurans is able to survive massive exposure to radiation?
Options- A. Because it produces a thick shell which acts as a shield from the radiation
- B. Because it has unique DNA repair mechanisms
- C. Because its cellwall contains radioactive elements
- D. Because it has many copies of genes encoding DNA repair Discuss
- 4. Which of the following is concerned with the management and analysis of biological data using computers?
Options- A. Bio-physics
- B. Bioinformatics
- C. Genomics
- D. Biomechanics Discuss
- 5. Which of the following organisms has the smallest genome?
Options- A. H. influenzae
- B. M. genitalium
- C. M. tuberculosis
- D. None of these Discuss
- 6. The species of bacteria, which possesses 250 genes for lipid biosynthesis is
Options- A. M. genitalium
- B. M. tuberculosis
- C. E. coli
- D. H. influenzae Discuss
- 7. In the time since E. coli and Salmonella diverged evolutionarily
Options- A. there has been little change in either genome
- B. E. coli has acquired many genes via horizontal transfer
- C. E, coli has lost approximately 50% of its genome
- D. none of these Discuss
- 8. What is the range of minimum set of genes required for life?
Options- A. 50-100 genes
- B. 250-350 genes
- C. 1000-1500 genes
- D. 1500-2000 genes Discuss
- 9. Which of the following theory is supported by the genomic sequence of the obligate intracellular parasite Rickettsia prowazekii?
Options- A. Parasitic bacteria have very large genomes
- B. Parasites have a definite genomic sequence similar to viruses
- C. Mitochondria have evolved from endosymbiotic bacteria
- D. All bacteria evolved from viruses Discuss
- 10. Which type of genomics studies the transcripts and proteins expressed by a genome?
Options- A. Comparative genomics
- B. Structural genomics
- C. Proteo genomics
- D. Functional genomics Discuss
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Correct Answer: comparative genomics
Correct Answer: the study of the entire collection of proteins expressed by an organism
Correct Answer: Because it has many copies of genes encoding DNA repair
Correct Answer: Bioinformatics
Correct Answer: M. genitalium
Correct Answer: M. tuberculosis
Correct Answer: E, coli has lost approximately 50% of its genome
Correct Answer: 250-350 genes
Correct Answer: Mitochondria have evolved from endosymbiotic bacteria
Correct Answer: Functional genomics
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