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The Indian Government refuted the attempt by a multinational company (MNC) to patent the antiseptic property of curcumin derived from Turmeric. Analyze the unethical practice adopted by the MNC, state its implications and suggest provisions in the Indian Law prevent such malpractices.

The unethical practice adopted by MNC is Biopiracy. It refers to the use of bio-resources by multinational companies and other organizations’ without proper authorization from the countries and people concerned without compensatory payment. Turmeric is one of great value among Indian traditional herbal medicines. If we are not vigilant and if we did not oppose these patent applications, other countries may encash our rich legacy and we may not able to do anything about it.

Indian Parliament has recently cleared the second amendment of the Indian Patent Bills, including patent terms emergency provisions and research and development initiative. Thus preventing the exploitation of traditional knowledge and bio resources of the nation by multinational companies.


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(b) Write the RNA strand transcribed from the above transcription unit along with its polarity.


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(a) Mention two events in which DNA is unzipped.


(b) Predict the consequences when both the template and the coding strands of a DNA segment participate in the transcription process?

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Study the given pedigree chart and answer the questions that follow:


(a) Is the trait recessive or dominant?


(b) Is the trait sex-linked or autosomal?


(c) Give the genotypes of the parents shown in generation I and their third child shown in generation II and the first grandchild shown in generation III.


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Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder of humans. The pedigree chart given below shows the inheritance of Haemophilia in one family. Study the pattern of inheritance and answer the questions given.


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(a) Give all the possible genotypes of the members 4, 5 and 6 in the pedigree chart.


(b) A blood test shows that the individual 14 is a carrier of haemophilia. The member numbered 15 has recently married the member numbered 14. What is the probability that their first child will be a haemophilic male.? Show with the help of Punnett square.