The genetic defect-Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanently by:

1. periodic infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes having functional ADA cDNA
2. administering adenosine deaminase activators
3. introducing bone marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stages
4. invitro cell culture therapy

Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is:

1. maturing

2. elongating

3. widening

4. differentiating

Subtopic:  Anatomy of Root |
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In barley stem, vascular bundles are:

1. open and scattered

2. closed and scattered

3. open and in a ring

4. closed and radial

Subtopic:  Dicot Stem | Monocot Stem |
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Sickle cell anaemia is:

1. an autosomal linked dominant trait
2. caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acid
in the globin chain of haemoglobin
3. caused by a change in base pair of DNA
4. characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with
a nucleus

Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Sickle Cell Anemia |
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If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes out is:

1. excretory fluid

2. coelomic fluid

3. haemolymph

4. slimy mucus

Subtopic:  Earthworm |
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There is no DNA in:

1.an enucleated ovum2.mature RBCs
3.a mature spermatozoan4.hair root

Subtopic:  Blood: General Description & RBC: Part 1 | Blood: General Description & RBC: Part 2 | Blood: General Description & RBC |
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Point mutation involves:

1. insertion

2. change in single base pair

3. duplication 

4. deletion

Subtopic:  Mutation |
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Which one of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?

1. Teak

2. Mango

3. Wheat

4. Tea

Subtopic:  Biodiversity Patterns |
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In a standard ECG, which one of the following alphabets is the correct representation of the respective activity of the human heart?

1. R-repolarisation of ventricles

2. S-start of systole

3. T-end of diastole

4. P-depolarisation of the atria

Subtopic:  ECG & Coronary Artery Disease |
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Study the pedigree chart given below:



What does it show?

1. Inheritance of a sex-linked inborn error of metabolism
2. Inheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an
autosomal recessive trait
3. The pedigree chart is wrong as this is not possible
4. Inheritance of a recessive sex-linked disease like
haemophilia

Subtopic:  Pedigree Analysis: Problem Solving | Mendelian Disorders |
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