Goals of HGP

Q.

How many base pairs are in DNA?

Q. Write any six salient features of the human genome as drawn from the human genome project. [3 Mark]

Q.

Genetic code is degenerate because

1. Codons have same energy level

2. Each codon has many meanings

3. Many codons have same meaning

4. Each codon has a different meaning

Q. ELSI stands for:

1. Ethical, Logical and Society Issues
2. Ethical, Legal and Society Issues
3. Ethical, Logical and Social Issues
4. Ethical, Legal and Social Issues

Q.

Why is the Human Genome project called a mega project?

Q. What are SNPs? State their functions. [2 marks]

Q. Genetic RNA is

1. RNA present in mitochondria
2. RNA that helps gene regulation in lac operon
3. Genetic material of RNA viruses
4. RNA that carries genetic message

Q.

Which of the following is not a nucleotide of DNA?

1. A

2. C

3. G

4. U

Q.

What are the three main goals of the human genome project?

Q.

Values And Ethics Shape The_____

1. (A) Corporate Unity (

2. B) Corporate Discipline

3. (C) Corporate Culture

4. (D) Corporate Differences

Q. Which of the following shows the correct positions of the phosphate (P), sugar (S) and base (B) molecules in the line diagrams representing structure of DNA?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q.

What are molecular genetic methods used in?

Q. A polypeptide having 50 amino acids is specified by a linear sequence of how many nucleotides?

1. 120
2. 130
3. 140
4. 150

Q.

List the steps to construct a gene library.

Q.

How many genes are present in our body?

Q.

Which of the following is one of the goals of Human Genone project?

1. Identity all 20, 000 - 25, 000 genes.

2. Store this information in database

3. Improve tools for data analysis

4. All of the above

Q. Temin worked on virus

1. Herpes virus
2. Rhinovirus
3. Dengue virus
4. Retrovirus

Q. In humans, most of the genomic sequences can be categorised as

1. Tandem repeats
2. Coding sequences
3. Regulatory sequences
4. Repetitive DNA

Q. Shivani was working on a mammalian cell which had 6.6 x 10${}^9$ base pairs in DNA. She found out that the distance between the consecutive base pairs was 3.4 Å. What will be the total length of DNA?

1. 8 m
2. 2.8 m
3. 2.2 m
4. 3 m

Q. The human genome project is made up of .......... repetitive DNA sequences.

1. 1%
2. 5%
3. 50%
4. 90%

Q.

Why is knowledge about the Human Genome important in medicine?

Q. Process of decode the human code

Q. Define genomics. Give any two applications of it.

Q. Number of genes present in human genome is about

1. 15, 000
2. 21, 000
3. 27, 000
4. 30, 000

Q. What is the main aim of the human genome project?

1. To identify and sequence all the genes present in human DNA
2. To introduce new genes into humans
3. To develop better techniques for comparing two different human DNA samples
4. To remove disease causing genes from human DNA

Q.

Is DNA a life form?

Q. Mention two approaches used while sequencing human genome.

Q. Write the percentage of the total human genome that codes for proteins and the percentage of discovered genes whose functions are known as observed during HGP.

Q. Scientists have identified about 1.4 million single nucleotide polymorphs in human genome. How is the information of their existence going to help the scientists?

Q. Human genome project was launched in

1. 1987
2. 1980
3. 1990
4. 1993