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#Question id: 3748

How are the BRCA proteins and their genes implicated in breast cancer?

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

The BRCA proteins damage DNA by generating double-stranded breaks which can lead to cancer.
Cells become more susceptible to damage if the genes for these proteins are damaged.
BRCA proteins inhibit excision repair mechanisms.
BRCA proteins initiate recombination between non-homologous DNA sequences.

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#Question id: 15873

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Which is the most commonly used carbon source, for all cultured plant materials, including even green shoots.

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#Question id: 15874

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Callus culture show numerical chromosomal changes such as;

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#Question id: 15875

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Suspension cultures show both numerical and structural chromosomal changes such as;

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#Question id: 15876

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

The following growth regulators (GRs)- auxins, cytokinins, ABA and GA3 are used in plant tissue culture, The common range of concentrations used are as follows:

GROWTH REGULATOR(GRs) CONCENTERATION

A) AUXIN i) 0.1-3 mg/L

B) GA3 ii) 0.2 mg/L

C) CYTOKININ iii) 0.1-1 mg/L

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#Question id: 15877

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Zinc as micronutrient is used in culture media for____

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#Question id: 15878

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

A vitamin which has been found to inhibit callus formation and improve growth and quality of shoots.