Biotechnology
GATE BT year:2019 PYQs
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Question 21
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The solution of
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The median value for the dataset (12, 10, 16, 8, 90, 50, 30, 24) is __________.
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The degree of reduction for acetic acid (C₂H₄O₂) is __________.
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The mass of 1 kmol of oxygen molecules is ______ g (rounded off to the nearest integer).
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Protein concentration of a crude enzyme preparation was 10 mg mL⁻¹. 10 μL of this sample gave an activity of 5 μmol min⁻¹ under standard assay conditions. The specific activity of this crude enzyme preparation is __________ units mg⁻¹.
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In general, which one of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?
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For site-directed mutagenesis, which one of the following restriction enzymes is used to digest methylated DNA?
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Match the organelles in Group I with their functions in Group II.
Group I
P. Lysosome
Q. Smooth ER
R. Golgi apparatus
S. Nucleolus
Group II
Digestion of foreign substances
Protein targeting
Lipid synthesis
Protein synthesis
rRNA synthesis
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Which of the following statements are CORRECT when a protein sequence database is searched using the BLAST algorithm?
P. A larger E-value indicates higher sequence similarity
Q. E-value < 10⁻¹⁰ indicates sequence homology
R. A higher BLAST score indicates higher sequence similarity
S. E-value > 10¹⁰ indicates sequence homology
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Which one of the following is coded by the ABO blood group locus in the human genome?
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