Tay-Sachs disease is the result of a genetic defect in the metabolism of:

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Q. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from a significant similarity observed in sequence alignment?

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Q. Assertion (A): If two biological sequences show significant similarity, they are likely to have a common evolutionary origin.

Reason (R): Highly diverged sequences may lose detectable similarity at the sequence level.

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 Ovules in gymnosperms are:

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Q. Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes between homology and sequence similarity?

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Q. Why is it technically incorrect to state that two sequences are "60% homologous"? 

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Q. Assertion (A): Two proteins can show a high degree of sequence similarity without being identical.

Reason (R): Sequence similarity accounts for the substitution of amino acids with similar physiochemical properties, such as replacing one hydrophobic residue with another.