Exam Details

Subject biostatistics and population genetics
Paper
Exam / Course m.sc. genetics
Department
Organization solapur university
Position
Exam Date 18, November, 2017
City, State maharashtra, solapur


Question Paper

M.Sc. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Oct/Nov-2017
Genetics
BIOSTATISTICS AND POPULATION GENETICS
Day Date: Saturday, 18-11-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 1.00 PM
Instructions: All questions of Section-I are compulsory.
Answer any four questions from Section-II.
All questions carry equal marks.
Use of non-data storage calculator is allowed.
Section-I
Q.1 Rewrite the following sentences by using correct alternatives: 07
A subset of the population selected to help make inferences on a
population is
A population Inferential statistics
A census A sample
An instructor recorded the following quiz scores (out of a possible 10
points) for the 12 students present: 10, 5. The
mode for this set of scores is
9.5 7
6 3
A process by which we estimate the value of dependent variable on
the basis of one or more independent variables is called:
Correlation Regression
Residual Slope
Any hypothesis which is tested for the purpose of rejection under the
assumption that it is true is called:
Null hypothesis Alternative hypothesis
Statistical hypothesis Composite hypothesis
can cause deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium.
Small population Random mating
No selection No mutation
Location of quantitative genes on chromosomes is called
Qualitative trait loci Genome mapping
Quantitative trait loci Chromosome map
the new species evolve from continuous populations, rather
than completely separate ones.
Parapatric speciation Peripatric speciation
Sympatric speciation Quantum speciation
Page 2 of 2
SLR-MK-419
Answer the following terms. 07
Z-test.
Independent events.
Variable.
Habitat.
Population genetics.
Kin selection.
Co-adapted genes.
Section II
Q.2 Write an essay on different theories of evolution. 14
Q.3 Write an essay on speciation. 14
Q.4 Find the correlation coefficient between age and glucose level from the
following data.
14
Age 43 21 25 42 57 69
Glucose level 99 65 79 75 87 81
Interpret the correlationship between them.
Q.5 Answer any TWO of the following: 14
Single marker analysis and interval mapping.
The following table shows the numbers of hours spent by a child on
different events on a working day.
Activity School Sleep Playing Study T.V Other
No. of hours 6 8 2 4 1 3
Represent the above data by pie-chart.
Explain in detail about genetic polymorphism.
Q.6 Answer any two of the following: 14
Write a note on standard deviation. Enlist the merits and demerits of using
it.
Associative mapping and Genomic selection.
Calculate the arithmetic mean of the following data.
No. of fruits 1 2 3 4 5 7
Number of Plants 2 1 4 4 3 4


Subjects

  • advanced microbial genetics
  • agriculture science and seed technology
  • analytical instruments and techniques
  • animal cell culture
  • biostatistics and population genetics
  • cancer genetics and stem cell research
  • cellular and molecular biology
  • computational structure biology and drug designing (oet)
  • concepts of biochemistry
  • concepts of genetics
  • cytogenetic and genome organisation
  • genetic engineering
  • immunology and immunotechnology
  • industrial and environmental biotechnology
  • industrial biotechnology and intellectual property rights
  • medical biotechnology and bionanotechnology
  • molecular medicine
  • plant breeding and tissue culture (oet)
  • regulation of gene expression and developmental genetics
  • research methodology and scientific report writing and ipr