Select the wrong statement related to satellite DNA
Satellite DNA is present in the centromere and some other parts of chromosomes
Satellite DNA is a highly repetitive DNA sequence
Satellite DNA codes for specific proteins
Satellite DNA shows a high degree of polymorphism
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When Human Genome project was launched
1999
1980
1990
1991
Which organism was NOT a model organism used in the Human Genome Project?
Fruit fly
Roundworm
Cat
Yeast
In genomics, the process of determining the DNA sequence of an organism's entire genome without prior knowledge of its function, followed by assigning roles to the various sequences is called:
Genome mapping
Proteomics
Sequence annotation
Metabolic profiling
Read the given statements stating true (T) or false (F) and select the correct option.
A. Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant disorder
B. Sickle cell anaemia exhibits transversion substitution mutation
C. Polarity of template strand which forms continuous complementary strand during replication is 5' → 3'
D. Human genome project as ‘Mega project’ was a 13-year project
A-T,B-F,C-T,D-F
A-F,B-F,C-F,D-F
A-T,B-T,C-T,D-T
A-T,B-T,C-F,DT
Which of the following methodology is used to identify all the genes that are expressed as RNA in HGP?
Sequence annotation
expressed sequence tags
karyotyping
ammonification
When Human Genome project was launched
1999
1980
1990
1991
Select the incorrect feature for the human genome project.
More than 50% of genome codes for proteins
Repeated sequences make up very large portion of human genome
Chromosome 1 has most genes
Human genome contains 3164.7 million nucleotide bases
One of the surprising findings of the Human Genome Project was:
The high percentage of repetitive DNA sequences
The existence of non-coding RNA molecules
The relatively low number of protein-coding genes
The presence of mitochondrial DNA
Approximately how many genes are present in the human genome?
200,000-250,000
2,000-2,500
20,000-25,000
200-250
The Human Genome Project aimed to map the entire human genome. What does 'mapping' in this context primarily refer to?
Creating a physical map of all human chromosomes
Determining the sequence of nucleotide bases and identifying genes
Identifying all the proteins encoded by human genes
Understanding the function of every human gene
