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#Question id: 23883


A paleontologist has recovered a bit of tissue from the 400-year-old preserved skin of an extinct dodo (a bird). The researcher would like to compare a specific region of the DNA from the sample with DNA from living birds. Which of the following would be most useful for increasing the amount of dodo DNA available for testing?

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology
  1. RFLP analysis
  2. polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
  3. electroporation
  4. gel electrophoresis
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#Question id: 7517

#General Aptitude

Two cyclists start from the same place in opposite directions. One goes towards North at 12 km/h and the other goes towards South at 15 km/h. What time will they take to be 8.1 km apart?

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#Question id: 7518

#General Aptitude

In a flight of 800 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/h and the time of flight increased by 20 min. The duration of the flight is

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#Question id: 7519

#General Aptitude

Two trains start from A and B respectively and travel towards each other at the speeds of 60 km/h and 45 km/h respectively. By the time they meet, the first train has travelled 30 km more than the second. The distance between A and B is

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#Question id: 7520

#General Aptitude

A train X leaves P at 6 am and reaches Q at 10 am. Another train Y leaves Q at 8 am reaches P at 11.30 am. At what time do the two trains cross each other?

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#Question id: 7521

#General Aptitude

A man takes 4 h 20 min in walking to a certain place and riding back. He would have gained 1 h 30 min by riding both ways. The time he would take to walk both ways is

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#Question id: 7522

#General Aptitude

A worker may claim Rs 15 each km which he travels by taxi and Rs 5 for each km which he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs 500 for travelling 80 km, how many km did he travel by taxi?