Suppose you fly to an alien world and are surprised to find that life there follows the same central dogma. The difference is that the alien life has 2 distinct nucleotides that make up DNA sequences and a whopping 600 distinct amino acids that make up protein sequences.
What is the minimum length of each codon in this alien species?
7
8
9
10
What is the probability that a 4-length path between two nodes in a graph is colorful (i.e., all the vertices in the path get a unique color), when each node in the graph is assigned one of 4 colors uniformly and independently at random?
(Note: Path length is measured as number of nodes in a path.)
1.0
0.049
0.93
0.094
According to the central dogma of molecular biology, what is the direction of information flow within a cell?
DNA → Protein → RNA
Protein → RNA → DNA
RNA → Protein → DNA
DNA → RNA → Protein
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The IIT Madras BS Algorithmic Thinking in Bioinformatics (Algorithmic Thinking in Bioinformatics) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Feb 2023, in the January 2023 term, set QPE3: 6 questions for 19 marks in 120 minutes. The first 3 questions are below. Sign in with Google — it is free — to see the whole paper with its answers and explanations, in learning mode or as a timed mock test.
| Feature | Algorithmic Thinking in Bioinformatics Quiz 1 26 Feb 2023 Set QPE3 at a glance |
|---|---|
| Term | January 2023 term |
| Subject | Algorithmic Thinking in Bioinformatics |
| Course code | BSBT4001 |
| Questions | 6 |
| Marks | 19 |
| Duration | 120 min |
| MCQ | 5 |
| Numerical | 1 |
| Official paper | IIT M DEGREE AN4 EXAM QPE4 26 Feb 2023 |
| Negative marking | No negative marking. |
| Updated |
