A small lake has three trophic levels- phytoplankton (autotrophs), Zooplankton (herbivore) and planktivorous fish (primary carnivore). In this lake, addition of nutrients is allowed to study the 'bottom up' effects". What is the expected biomass of phytoplankton and zooplankton tropic levels?

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Phenylketonuria shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 10000. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?

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Phenylketonuria shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 10000. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?

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#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

A young man with phenylketonuria, who was successfully treated following diagnosis on newborn screening, is planning to start a family with his healthy, unaffected, and unrelated partner, who has no family history of phenylketonuria . Phenylketonuria shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 10 000. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?

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Cystic fibrosis shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 2500. The unaffected brother of an affected girl is referred for genetic counseling. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?

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Hunter syndrome is a rare form of mucopolysacchararidosis that differs from all other forms in that it shows X-linked recessive inheritance. A woman with two affected brothers is referred for genetic counselling. Which of the following is correct?

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#Question id: 12495

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Haemophilia A is a severe coagulation disorder that shows X-linked recessive inheritance. Red-green colour blindness also shows X-linked recessive inheritance. A man with both haemophilia A and colour blindness is referred for genetic counseling. Assume that his partner is not a carrier of either of these conditions. Which of the following is correct?