In Neurospora crasssa, the mutant exhibit poky phenotype, when a female of  poky strain is crossed with a normal strain acting as a male , all progeny individuals shows poky phenotype . however, the reciprocal cross resulted in all normal progeny. These results can be explained on the basis of 

#Question id: 10341

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

The accumulation of nitrate that results from diminished nitrate reductase activity, this symptoms is caused by

#Question id: 10343

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

In many plants, nitrate is assimilated in the root as well as in the shoot according to their native place. Some of the given statements about nitrate assimilation;

a) If plants native to temperate region assimilate NO3^- at root

b) If plants native to temperate region assimilate NO3^- at shoot

c) Plants native to tropical or subtropical region assimilate NO3^- at root

d) Plants native to tropical or subtropical region assimilate NO3^- at shoot

Which of the following combination from above statements is correct?

#Question id: 10349

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Elevated plastid levels of glutamine stimulate the activity of glutamate synthase (also known as glutamine:2- oxoglutarate aminotransferase, or GOGAT). Given below some of the statements about GOGAT, which one of the following is incorrect?

#Question id: 10350

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Ammonium can be assimilated via an alternative pathway rather than primary pathway which involves the sequential actions of glutamine synthetase(GS) and glutamate synthase(GOGAT), these alternative pathway catalyzes by enzyme known as,

#Question id: 10351

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Plants contain two types of GOGAT; one accepts electrons from NADH, and the other accepts electrons from ferredoxin (Fd); which one of the following statements is correct?

#Question id: 10352

#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

which of the following amino acid that participates in the malate–aspartate shuttle to transfer reducing equivalents from the mitochondrion and chloroplast into the cytosol?