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Important Questions on Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Which of the following is not required for any of the techniques of DNA fingerprinting available at present?
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VNTR is

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DNA Polymorphism forms the basis of:
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Satellite DNA is important because it:
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In which of the following steps in DNA fingerprinting technique are labelled VNTR probes used?
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An analysis of chromosomal DNA using the Southern hybrization technique does not use:
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Which of the following statement is incorrect?
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Write the application of DNA fingerprinting.
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In a crime investigation, the investigating officer collects different biological samples from the crime spot for DNA Finger-Printing Analysis. Which of the following samples is not helpful in the analysis?
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For DNA fingerprinting, short repetitive nucleotide sequences are known as?
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Give the significant contribution of the following scientist:

Sanger

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Identify the sequence of steps in DNA fingerprinting.

a) Isolation of genomic DNA

b) Separation by electrophoresis

c) Denaturation of DNA

d) Hybridization with probe

e) Fragmenting DNA with restriction enzymes

f) Southern Blotting

g) Exposure on film

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List any two applications of DNA fingerprinting technique.
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Which aspect forms the basis of DNA finger-printing ?
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Expand VNTR and describe its role in DNA fingerprinting.
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The diagrammatic representation of DNA fingerprint from a crime scene and that of the suspected persons is given below:

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What is your conclusion about the suspected persons based on the given DNA fingerprint?

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What is the full form of VNTR?
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DNA fingerprinting involves identifying differences in some specific regions in DNA sequence, called as:
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Assertion (A): SNPs are more stable
Reason (R): They have very low mutation rates
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Which is the basis of genetic mapping of human genome as well as DNA fingerprinting?