LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL LAB. TECHNOLOGY
FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012
ML 1809 – MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Date : 06/11/2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
PART A
Answer ALL questions: 10 x 2 = 20
- What is RNA polymerase holoenzyme?
- Mention the role of enzymes in peroxisomes.
- What are oncogenes and proto-oncogenes?
- Draw the structure of nucleus and label the parts.
- Differentiate rho-dependent from rho-independent terminators.
- What are mutagens?
- What is angelman syndrome?
- Distinguish euploidy from aneuploidy.
- Define nucleic acid hybridization.
- Comment on sickle cell disease.
PART B
Answer any FOUR questions: 4 x 10 = 40
- Explain plasma membrane models.
- Explain the structure and function of RNA.
- Characterize genetic code.
- Explain structure of DNA.
- Describe cystic fibrosis.
- Explain DNA excision repair mechanisms.
PART C
Answer any TWO questions: 2 x 20 = 40
- Describe translocation mutations in various types of cancer.
- Draw the structure of eukaryotic cell and explain the structure Mitochondria
and Lysosomes.
- Explain the mechanism of DNA replication.
- Write an essay on eukaryotic chromosomes.
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