The upper most following figure above shows the locations of four genes on the genetic map of an organism; the lower figure shows the locations of the same four genes on a physical map derived from the nucleotide sequence of the DNA of that organism. The maps are not identical because

#Question id: 5256

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

If the experimental population of E. coli lacks an F factor or F plasmid, and if bacteriophage are excluded from the bacterial cultures, then which of these is a means by which beneficial mutations might be transmitted horizontally to other E. coli cells?

#Question id: 5257

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Which term is least closely associated with the others?

#Question id: 5302

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Using modern techniques of sequencing by synthesis and the shotgun approach, sequences are assembled into chromosomes by ________.

#Question id: 5303

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Which of the following statements defines proteomics?

#Question id: 5304

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Bioinformatics includes ________.

I. using computer programs to align DNA sequences

II. creating recombinant DNA from separate species

III. developing computer-based tools for genome analysis

IV. using mathematical tools to make sense of biological systems

#Question id: 5307

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate to test the hypothesis that humans and chimps differ in the expression of a large set of shared genes?