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Questions Related to biology

The primary biological importance of sex in organisms is that it

  1. Is essential for organismic reproduction

  2. Is essential for cellular reproduction

  3. Causes new mutations to occur in offspring

  4. Promotes genetic variability in offspring


Correct Option: D

P is the daughter of Q. R has only two children - P and S. T is the brother of U. S is married to V. R has only two daughters. X is the father of Q. T is married to P. W is married to X. R is the son of Y. Who among the following is the mother of Q?

  1. W

  2. Y

  3. R

  4. X


Correct Option: A

A DNA molecule measures 204 nm in length; 35% of the molecule has AT base pairs. Find out the number of H-bonds existing between the two strands of DNA.

  1. 1590

  2. 159

  3. 1410

  4. 141


Correct Option: A

What is the probability of three daughters to a couple in three children?

  1. $\dfrac{1}{4}$

  2. $\dfrac{1}{8}$

  3. $\dfrac{1}{16}$

  4. $\dfrac{3}{8}$


Correct Option: A

A family has five girls and no son, the probability of the occurrence of son in $6^{th}$ child is?

  1. $1/2$

  2. $1/5$

  3. $1$

  4. No chance


Correct Option: A

Find out the frequency of AabbCcDdee if parents are AabbCCddEe and AabbccDdee.

  1. $0.78\%$

  2. $12.5\%$

  3. $25\%$

  4. $50\%$


Correct Option: A

A family of five daughter only is excepting sixth issue. The change of its beings a son is?

  1. $0\%$

  2. $25\%$

  3. $50\%$

  4. $100\%$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If you have five girls and expect a sixth child, then there is a  chance that it will be a boy slightly more than 50%.

So, the correct option is '50%'.

A human male is heterozygous for two autosomal genes A & B and homozygous dominant for 3rd autosomal gene C. The individual is having sry gene (S) on its Y-chromosome. What will be the probability of sperms to carry abcS condition? 

  1. $\frac{1}{4}$

  2. $\frac{1}{8}$

  3. $0$

  4. $\frac{1}{16}$


Correct Option: A

Assume that the occurrence of nitrogen bases in adjacent positions in a DNA strand is random. Identify the minimum number of nucleotides in a DNA strand where GAAT can occur once on the basis of probability

  1. 512

  2. 256

  3. 4096

  4. 1024


Correct Option: B

Assume that the occurrence of nitrogen bases in adjacent positions in a DNA strand is random. Identify the minimum number of nucleotides in a DNA strand where GAAT can occur on the basis of probability.

  1. $512$

  2. $256$

  3. $4096$

  4. $1024$


Correct Option: A