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#Question id: 5236


Following statements regarding to signaling pathways that control the properties of germline stem cells in drosophila.

A. The signaling molecules—the TGF-β-family proteins Dpp and Gbb as well as Hedgehog (Hh)—are maintain the self -renewal property of germline stem cells by the repression of differentiation factor.

B. Both E-cadherin and Arm are important in maintaining the germline stem-cell niche and regulate the proliferation of stem cells.

C. The signaling molecules—the TGF-β-family proteins Dpp and Gbb as well as Hedgehog (Hh)—are maintain germline stem cell
niche as well as self-renewal property.

D. Both E-cadherin and Arm are important in maintaining the self -renewal property of germline stem cells by the repression of differentiation factor.

Which of the following is correct?

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
  1. A and B

  2. A and C

  3. C and D

  4. C only

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#Question id: 2987

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Following statements are regarding the goals of gap phases.

(i) to prepare for the next phase of the cell cycle.

(ii) to check that the previous phase of the cell cycle has been completed appropriately.

(iii) to inhibits CDKs activity.

(iv) to enhance servillance mechanisms.

Which of the following is correct?

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#Question id: 11766

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

The population density of a particular insect species was determined to be 15,000 adults per hectare in the summer of 1996, 21,000 adults per hectare in the summer of 1997, and 29,400 adults per hectare in the summer of 1998.

What would you expect the insect population to be in the summer of 2000, assuming no change in λ?

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#Question id: 3418

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of the best explanation of directional natural selection occur by change in environmental condition?

A. Increase in the frequency of dark-colored mutants in polluted areas, became known as industrial melanism

B. Numerous insect pests become resistant to insecticides and numerous bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.

C. A plant that is too short may not be able to compete with other plants for sunlight. However, extremely tall plants may be more susceptible to wind damage

D- Beetles move into a new environment with patches of light-green moss and dark-green shrubs, both light and dark beetles might be better hidden (and survive better) than medium-green beetles

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#Question id: 26814

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Phenotypic variation is analyzed for milk production in a herd of dairy cattle and the following variance components are obtained: Additive genetic variance= 0.4, Dominance genetic variance= 0.1, Genic interaction variance= 0.2, Environmental variance= 0.5, Genetic−environmental interaction variance= 0.0,  the heritability (H2) of milk production is___
1.20

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#Question id: 32138

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The bond angle of glycosidic bond is