Life Sciences
GATE XL topic:biological-sciences PYQs
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Question 1
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Which one of the following hormones initiates a signaling cascade by directly binding to an intra-cellular receptor?
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Which one of the following bonds is NOT present in ATP?
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The reaction involved in the direct conversion of L-phenylalanine to L-tyrosine is
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The human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is
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Har Gobind Khorana and Marshal Nirenberg elucidated the genetic code by using a cell-free protein synthesizing system. It was found that poly(U) and poly(C) result in the synthesis of poly(L-Phe) and poly(L-Pro), respectively. Based on these observations, which one of the following conclusions is correct?
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Binding of an antibody to its cognate antigen does NOT involve
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A globular protein of molecular weight 50 kDa exists as a mixture of monomers and dimers in solution. The most appropriate technique for the separation of these two forms of the protein is
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Choose the correct order of molecules according to their ability to diffuse across a lipid bilayer.
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When one glucose unit from glycogen gets converted to lactate in the muscle, the net number of ATP molecules produced is ________.
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Considering that the three pK
s of histidine are pK
=1.8, pK
=9.2 and pK
=6.0, its isoelectric point will be ___________ (rounded off to one decimal place).Log in to check the answer
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