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#Question id: 5317


How do transposable elements and short tandem repeats (STRs) differ?

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  1. STRs occur within exons; transposable elements occur within introns.

  2. STRs occur within introns; transposable elements occur within exons.

  3. STRs make up only a small percentage of a given genome while transposable elements often make up larger parts of a given genome.

  4. The repeated unit in STRs is much larger than the repeated unit of transposable elements.

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#Question id: 4742

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

In birds, sex is determined by a ZW chromosome scheme. Males are ZZ and females are ZW. A recessive lethal allele that causes death of the embryo is sometimes present on the Z chromosome in pigeons. What would be the sex ratio in the offspring of a cross between a male that is heterozygous for the lethal allele and a normal female?

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#Question id: 4742

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

In birds, sex is determined by a ZW chromosome scheme. Males are ZZ and females are ZW. A recessive lethal allele that causes death of the embryo is sometimes present on the Z chromosome in pigeons. What would be the sex ratio in the offspring of a cross between a male that is heterozygous for the lethal allele and a normal female?

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#Question id: 4743

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Ectrodactyly is an autosomal dominant trait that causes missing middle fingers (lobster claw malformation). A grandfather and grandson both have ectrodactyly, but the intervening father has normal hands by x-ray. Which of the following terms applies to this family?

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#Question id: 4743

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Ectrodactyly is an autosomal dominant trait that causes missing middle fingers (lobster claw malformation). A grandfather and grandson both have ectrodactyly, but the intervening father has normal hands by x-ray. Which of the following terms applies to this family?

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#Question id: 4744

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Assume that long ear lobes in humans are an autosomal dominant trait that exhibits 50% penetrance. A person who is heterozygous for long ear lobes mates with a person who is homozygous for normal ear lobes. What is the probability that their first child will have long ear lobes.

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#Question id: 4745

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

In some goats, the presence of horns is produced by an autosomal gene that is dominant in males and recessive in females. A horned female is crossed with a hornless male. The F1 offspring are intercrossed to produce the F2. What proportion of the F2 offspring will have horns?