M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017.
Third Semester
Botany
BIOSTATISTICS, BIOPHYSICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
(CBCS 2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equation marks.
1. Range.
2. Secondary data.
3. P value.
4. t test.
5. Entropy.
6. ATP.
7. Database.
8. Sequencing.
9. Phylodran.
10. FASTA.
Sub. Code
525303
RW-871
2
Ws20
Part B x 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
All questions carry equal marks.
11. Write brief notes on sampling methods.
Or
Describe the graphical representation of data and
its merits.
12. Explain the alternate hypothesis.
Or
Write a note on chi-square test and its significance.
13. Explain the energy transductions in biological
systems.
Or
Write a note on absorption spectra in molecules.
14. Write a note on protein database.
Or
Explain about data retrieval and analysis.
15. Write a note on amino acid substitution matrices.
Or
Explain the applications of BLAST.
RW-871
3
Ws20
Part C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Explain in detail the measures of dispersion with its
merits and demerits.
17. Comment on test of significance.
18. Write an essay on energetics of biomolecules.
19. Write detailed notes on application of biological
databases.
20. Write in detail about the different sequence alignment.
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