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#Question id: 5213

Which of the following is a major distinction between a transposon and a retrotransposon?

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

  1. A transposon always leaves a copy of itself at its original position and a retrotransposon does not.

  2. A retrotransposon always uses the copy-paste mechanism, while a transposon uses cut and paste mechanism.

  3. A transposon is related to a virus and a retrotransposon is not.

  4. A transposon moves via a DNA intermediate and a retrotransposon via an RNA intermediate.

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#Question id: 15783

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

During the formation of induced pluripotent stem cell, what is the function of Klf-4?
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#Question id: 1371

#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

A researcher was studying a protein ‘A’ which has been observed to move across cells when an extracellular electrical stimulus is provided. An artificial peptide ‘Z’ was prepared which resembles the structure of pannexins and competitively inhibits pannexon formation. Which one of the following statements will best explain the fate of protein ‘A’ if, the cells are treated with peptide ‘Z’ and then, electrical stimulus is provided.
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#Question id: 29566

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Pathogen class, with their Species, along with Effector name, and Effector function  are given
a. class - Virus
b. Effector name - P50
c. Effector function - Viral replicase
d. Effector function  - Coat protein

Which of the following is true regarding TMV
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#Question id: 11554

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

What happens in a cell when adenylyl cyclase is activated?
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#Question id: 11243

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following would be a hermaphrodite?