A novel protein from a deep sea archaebacterium was identified and sequenced. The sequence is expected to be widely divergent from known sequences. Which scoring matrix will produce the most appropriate alignment in a search for homologs in the NCBI database?

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#Research Methodology

Which type of paint uses the nanoscale structural arrangement of aluminum and is the lightest paint in the world?

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#SCPH05 I Biotechnology

In the germinal center, B-cells become memory cells under the influence of:

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#SCPH28 | Zoology

In human, X and Y chromosomes are not generally homologous due to

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#I Life Science/ Life Sciences Group – I-V

chalcone synthase (CHS) involved in biosynthesis of phenolic compound in plants. Following are some statements regarding the action of CHS;

 a) Chalcone synthase catalyzes the conversion of p-Coumaroyl-CoA into Chalcones

 b) Substrate for Chalcone synthase is chalcone

 c) CHS activity increased by environmental factors, such as light, and fungal infection

 d) Chalcone synthase is enzyme in flavonoid biosynthesis catalyzes stepwise condensation into p-Coumaric acid by using Malonyl-CoA molecules

 Which of the following combinations of above statement is true?