M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS MARCH 2016
II - SEMESTER
Zoology
PAPER - IV - BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75
(No additional sheet will be supplied)
PART A (5 x 3 = 15 marks)
- Answer any FIVE Questions
- Each question carries 3 marks
- Each answer should not exceed 1 page
1. Mode
2. Standard curves
3. Paires t-Test
4. Probit analysis
5. Computer Generations.
6. Operating Systems
7. Human Genome Project
PART B (4 x 15 = 60)
- Answer any ALL essay questions
- Each question carries 15 marks
- Each answer should not exceed 6 pages
9. Explain the calculations of Standard Deviation and Standard Error with suitable examples.
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10. Describe Co-efficient of Variation and Linear Regression in detail.
11. Explain the Chi-square test and it's application in biology.
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12. What is Analysis of Variance? Explain the ANOVA and it's statistical importance.
13. Give a detailed account on Input and Output Processing and add a note on different storage devices.
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14. Explain MS -WORD and MS-EXCEL and their applications.
15. What is meant by protein sequence database and add a note on Gene Bank?
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16. Describe the pair wise and multiple sequence alignment in detail
