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AIIMS 2003
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2003
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Ecosystem

AIIMS 2003 · Botany · Ecosystem

Which one of the following pairs of terms / names mean one and the...

Which one of the following pairs of terms / names mean one and the same thing?

Options

  1. AGene pool - genome
  2. BCodon - gene
  3. CCistron - triplet
  4. DDNA fingerprinting - DNA profiling

Correct answer

D. DNA fingerprinting - DNA profiling

Step-by-step solution

Gene pool is the total gene present in a population. Genome is the total genetic constitution of an organism. Codon is the basic unit of genetic code, a sequence of three adjacent nucleotide in DNA or mm RNA that code for an amino acid. Gene is the basic unit of heredity, a sequence of DNA nucleotide that encodes a protein. Cistron is a segment of DNA nucleotides that codes for a polypeptide chain. Triplet is a three nucleotides sequence coding for an amino acid. Therefore,  codon ≈ triplet  cistron ≈ gene \begin{aligned}& \text{ codon } \approx \text{ triplet }\\ & \text{ cistron } \approx \text{ gene } \end{aligned}DNA fingerprinting is technically called DNA profiling or DNA typing.
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