It is because of codominance. In codominance, neither allele can suppress the expression of the other allele. This is typically observed in the... View Article
It is a classic example of resource partitioning. In an ecological niche, Resource partitioning is the splitting of restricted resources by the... View Article
The nitrifying bacteria in addition to the bacteria found in the soil are involved in converting the ammonia to nitrate. In the initial stages of... View Article
Mendel's Law of dominance comes into play when his experiments on inheritance are discussed. Dominant alleles are always expressed, while... View Article
Calories are units of energy. One calorie indicates the amount of heat released in order to increase the temperature of one gramme of water by... View Article
It is referred to as Gross primary productivity. The rate of production of organic matter at the time of photosynthesis in an ecosystem is called... View Article
Linkage is the close association of DNA sequences or genes on the same chromosome. The genes in proximity to one another on the chromosome have a... View Article
A village forest is the one where the government hands over a forest land to any village community living nearby, to take care of the flora... View Article
a) Circular DNA b) RNA template c) Recombinant DNA d) None of the above Answer: b) Explanation: cDNA is synthesized by RNA template using... View Article
a) Puccinia graminis tritici b) Ustilago hordei c) Albugo candida d) Saccharomyces cerevisiae Answer: c) Explanation: Albugo candida and its... View Article
a) Hemichordata b) Cephalochordata c) Urochordata d) All of the above Answer: b) Explanation: Cephalochordata is a subphylum of chordata... View Article
a) Temperature will decrease b) Temperature will increase c) Plants will flourish well d) No effect Answer: a) Explanation: There is about... View Article
a) r= intrinsic rate of natural decrease, K= carrying capacity b) r= intrinsic rate of natural increase, K= carrying capacity c) r= extrinsic... View Article
a) Daphnia b) Tubifex c) Sludge worm d) All of the above. Answer: a) Explanation: Daphnias are small planktonic crustaceans, commonly known... View Article
a) Clone b) Vector c) Probe d) Retrovirus Answer: c) Explanation: A probe is a nucleotide sequence of varied lengths(from 100 to 10,000 bp)... View Article
a) Leaves b) Flower c) Seed d) All of the above Answer: d) Explanation: Seeds and leaves should be collected at the end of fall, after the... View Article
a) Rifampicin b) LH c) Interferon d) Ecdysone Answer: c) Explanation: Interferons are a group of signalling molecules that are released from... View Article
a) 20-30/min b) 70-75/min c) 40-60/min d) 50-60/min Answer: b) Explanation: The sino-atrial node(SAN) is a group of cells located in the... View Article
