The experimental proof for semiconservative replication of DNA was first shown in a

• Fungus

• Bacterium

• Virus

• Plant

In India, the organisation responsible for assessing the safety of introducing genetically modified organisms for public use is

• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

• Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)

• Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM)

A ‘new’ variety of rice was patented by a foreign company, though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to

• Co-667

• Sharbati Sonora

• Basmati

• Lerma Rojo

Select the correct match

• Ribozyme - Nucleic acid

• F₂ × Recessive parent - Dihybrid cross

• G. Mendel - Transformation

• T.H. Morgan - Transduction

Select the correct statement

• Franklin Stahl coined the term ‘‘linkage’’

• Punnett square was developed by a British scientist

• Transduction was discovered by S. Altman

• Spliceosomes take part in translation

Select the correct match

• Alec Jeffreys - Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase - TMV

• Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod - Lac operon

• Matthew Meselson and F. Stah - Pisum sativum

Which of the following has proved helpful in preserving pollen as fossils?

• Pollenkitt

• Cellulosic intine

• Sporopollenin

• Oil content

Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

• Starch synthesis in pea: Multiple alleles

• ABO blood grouping: Co-dominance

• T.H. Morgan: Linkage

• XO type sex determination: Grasshopper
  
  

The correct order of steps in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is

• Extension, Denaturation, Annealing

• Annealing, Extension, Denaturation

• Denaturation, Annealing, Extension

• Denaturation, Extension, Annealing

Offsets are produced by

• Meiotic divisions

• Mitotic divisions

• Parthenogenesis

• Parthenocarpy