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Which of these statements is true regarding coacervates?

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Important Questions on Evolution

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Which gases were used by Stanley Miller in his experiment?
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Sketch and label Miller's experiment.
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Describe the Oparin theory regarding the origin of life.
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Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?
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Which of the following structures is homologous to the wing of a bird?
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Describe Oparin-Haldane theory on the origin of life.
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Statement I: Organs which have similar structure and origin but perform different functions are called analogous organs.
Statement II : The sudden appearance of some vestigial organs in a better developed condition is called atavism

The correct option among the following is

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Write briefly the chemical origin of life on earth.
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Draw a neat labelled diagram of Miller's experiment.
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Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) refers to:
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Assertion (A): There is a sufficient reason to believe that first cells on the planet lived in an atmosphere lacking oxygen.
Reason (R): Thus even all living organisms retain the enzymatic mechanism to completely oxidise glucose without the help of oxygen. 

The correct option among the following is:

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Which one of the following are analogous structures?
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Describe the Miller's experiment related to origin of life.
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Convergent evolution is illustrated by ___.
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Study the following statements
I) Gene that codes for the synthesis of dystrophin is the largest human gene
II) Chromosome 21 contains the highest number of genes
III Endonucleases are used to cut the DNA at specific region
IV) Whole hereditary information encoded in DNA of an organism is called genome

Among the above identify the correct statements

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Statement (S): Less than 2% of the human genome encodes for functional units called 'proteins'.

Reason (R): The majority of the human genome is regulatory in nature.

Which of the following is true?

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Mention two assumptions of oparin and Haldane with reference to 'origin of Life'.
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Describe S.L Miller's experiment. Comment on the observations he made and his contribution towards the origin of life on Earth.
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The primary gases that were used by Miller in his experiment are