MANE-001 HUMAN GENETICS Solved Assignment 2023-2024

MANE-001 HUMAN GENETICS Solved Assignment 2023-2024

TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
(TMA)
Course Code: MANE 001
Assignment Code: MANE 001/AST/TMA/2023-24
Total Marks: 100

Note: There are two sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. Attempt any five questions in total and at least two
questions, from each section. All questions carry equal marks. The word limit for 20 marks
question is 500 words and that of 10 marks is 250 words.
SECTION – A
1. What is Human Genetics? Discuss the importance of human genetics in physical
anthropology. 20
2. Define Hardy-Wienberg law. Discuss its importance in human population genetics. 20
3. Briefly examine the Inborn Errors of metabolism in man with suitable examples. 20
4. Describe the structure of DNA and briefly comment on its salient features. 20
5. Write short notes any two of the following: 2×10=20
(a) Down syndrome
(b) Meiotic cell division
(c) Inbreeding
(d) Cytogenetics
SECTION- B
6. Define DNA polymorphism. Briefly discuss various forms of DNA polymorphism. 20
7. What is Genedtic Counselling? Briefly describe the procedure involved in carrying
out genetic counselling. 20
8. What is Bioinformatics? Briefly discuss any three tools of Bioinformatics. 20
9. Define Genetic epidemiology. Discuss the scope of genetic epidemiology in human
genetic research. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following: 2×10=20
(a) Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) in human genetics research
(b) G6PD deficiency
(c) Human Genome project
(d) Prenatal diagnosis

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