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A young boy named Arjun has sickle-shaped red blood cells. He experiences
frequent fatigue, and shows signs of damage to kidney. Genetic analysis reveals
a single point mutation in the gene coding for β-globin.
Which one of the following genetic phenomena is MOST LIKELY responsible
for the multiple symptoms observed in Arjun?

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Renu was conducting an experiment. She started with a single DNA strand and
ran six cycles of PCR to produce number of molecules of DNA.

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When a cross is made between tall plants with yellow seeds (TtYy) and tall
plants with green seeds (Ttyy), what proportions of phenotype in the offspring
could be expected to be tall plants with green seeds?

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If the number of chromosomes in an endosperm is 12, then what will be the
number of chromosomes in megaspore mother cell?

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Anita is suffering from dry and scaly lesions on various parts of the body. What is
the biological name of the causative fungus?

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At what stage of embryonic development, can the zygote be introduced in the
Fallopian tube in ZIFT?

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A research scholar isolated a new restriction enzyme from Thermus aquaticus
strain YT3. It was the fourth restriction enzyme discovered from this strain.
Propose a scientifically accurate name for this enzyme using the standard
nomenclature rules.