Biotechnology
GATE BT branch:bt PYQs
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Question 26
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Which one of the following graphs represents the kinetics of protein precipitation by addition of ammonium sulphate? On the Y-axis, [Protein] represents the concentration of free protein in solution.
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The distribution of marks scored by a large class in an exam can be represented as a normal distribution with mean μ and standard deviation σ. In a follow-up exam in the same class, everyone scored 5 marks more than their respective score in the earlier exam. For this follow-up exam, the distribution of marks can be represented as a normal distribution with mean μ₂ and standard deviation σ₂. Which one of the following is correct?
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The angle (in degrees) between the vectors
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Match the proteins in Group I with cellular processes in Group II.
Group I: P. p53; Q. Lysozyme; R. Tubulins; S. Histones
Group II: 1. DNA packaging; 2. Apoptosis; 3. Hydrolysis of polysaccharides; 4. Chromosome segregation
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The circular dichroism spectra of three proteins P, Q, and R are given below:

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Match the organisms in Column I with the characteristics in Column II.
Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
P. Methanococcus | 1. Halophile |
Q. Dunaliella | 2. Acidophile |
R. Sulfolobus | 3. Mesophile |
S. Escherichia | 4. Barophile |
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Which one of the following amino acids has three ionizable groups?
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Consider an infinite number of cylinders. The first cylinder has a radius of 1 meter and height of 1 meter. The second one has a radius of 0.5 meter and height of 0.5 meter. Every subsequent cylinder has half the radius and half the height of the preceding cylinder. The sum of the volumes (in cubic meters) of these infinite number of cylinders is ________.
Given data: π = 3.14.
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The concentration (in micromolar) of NADH in a solution with A₃₄₀ = 0.50 is ________.
Given data: Path length = 1 cm; Molar extinction coefficient of NADH ε₃₄₀ = 6220 M⁻¹cm⁻¹.
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The specific activity of an enzyme in a crude extract of E. coli is 9.5 units/mg of protein. The specific activity increased to 68 units/mg of protein upon ion-exchange chromatography. The fold purification is ________.
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