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SectionA
1.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.Discusstheroleofvariousoxidoreductasesinmetabolismofglucose(aerobically/an
aerobically)todifferentiallyreleaseATPmolecules.15

b.Usingskincolourasanexampleofpolygenicinheritance,workouttheresultsofF1
andF2FromamatingbetweenpureblackNegromanandquantitativeterms.15

c.Enumeratetheselectionpressuresthatledtobipedallocomotioninhominids.15

d.Differentiatebetweenelectricalandchemicalsynapse.Howdoessummationoccur
attheaxonhillock?15

2.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.WhatisHantigen?IllustrateitsroleintheemergenceofBombayphenotype.20

b.Constructandcomparethefatemapsofgastrulaoffrogandchick.Tabulatethe
tissues/organsthatdifferentiateanddevelopfromthethreegerminallayers.20

c.Givethechemicalcompositionofhumanhaemoglobinanddiscussitsrolein
O2/CO2transportduringvariousphysiologicalstates.20

3.Answerthefollowingquestions

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a.Discusstheroleofmoleculartaxonomyincodingofbiodiversity.20

b.Writethesequenceofstagesforproductionofclonalandnonclonalembryosbyin
vitrofertilization(IVF)fortransferinrecipientfemales(s)/surrogate(s).20

c.Comparetheneuroendocrinebasisofpubertyandmenopauseinhumans.20

4.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.Mentiontheprincipalstepsinthebiosynthesisofinsulinincellsoftheisletsof
Langerhans.Addanoteonthereasonsforhypoglycemiaandhyperglycemia,and
theireffectsonbodyfunctions.20

b.DifferentiatebetweenDNAfingerprintingandribozymetechnologies.Addanote
ontheirapplications.20

c.Identifythereasourcesandtechniquesforprocuringandmaintainingstemcells,and
theircelllinesinculture.Addanoteontheirbiomedicalapplications.20

SectionB
1.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.ComparethesexdeterminingmechanismofDrosophilaandhumans.Addanoteon
thegenicbalancetheory.15

b.Discusstheroleofcosmidsandartificialchromosomesasvectorsinrecombinant
DNAtechnology.15

c.Tracethedevelopmentofheartfromtheprimordialcellsduringdevelopmentof
chick.15

d.Drawalabelleddiagramofametanephricneurontoexplain

i.ultrafiltration

ii.absorption

iii.secretion.

Definetheroleofhormonesintheseprocesses.15

2.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.Writethecharacteristicsofprincipalstagesofmenstrualcycleandexplainits
neuroendocrineregulationcyclically.20

b.Whatishemophiliaandhowisitinherited?WorkouttheresultsofF1andF2
mating(withreasons)between:20

i.HaemophilicwomanxNormalman

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ii.HaemophilicmanxNormalwoman

iii.Carrierwomanxhaemophilicman

iv.CarrierwomanxNormalman

c.ComparethefunctionsofprostaglandinsandhistamineGivereasonsfortheirbeing
consideredashormones.20

3.Answerthefollowingquestions

a.Drawalabelledflowchartofoxidationoffatstodisplaythetypesofenzymesthat
catalyzetheformationofintermediatesandstepwisereleaseofATP.20

b.Withsuitableexamples,comparegeneticandinducedteratogenesis.20

c.Discusstheroleofcontinentaldriftinthegeographicaldistributionofanimalswith
suitableexamples.20

SailthroughIASPrelims:NumerousfullysolvedGS(CSATPaper1)problemsbasedon
NCERTandAptitude(CSATPaper2)problemswithdetailedstepbystepexplanations.

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