Q.P.Code:106001 Reg.no:…………….
First professional
MBBS Degree Examinations, August 2014
BIOCHEMISTRY-PAPER II
Time: 3Hours
Total Marks:50
- Answer all questions
- Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay (10)
1. Define replication. Describe in detail the replicative
process in prokaryotes with the help of diagrams
Short essays (2×5=10)
2. Discuss the structure and functions of immunoglobulins
3. Discuss the co-enzyme role of thiamine and the deficiency
disorder
Short notes (5×3=15)
4. Differences between metabolic acidosis and respiratory
acidosis
5. PCR technique
6. Blood and urinary findings in various types of jaundice
7. List the functions of selenium
8. Frame shift mutation
Answer briefly (5×2=10)
9. Calcitriol
10. Congenital erythropoietic porphyria
11. Wobble hypothesis
12. Spliceosomes
13. Define renal clearance*/Creatinine clearance**
Give precise answers (5×1=5)
14. Mention the normal serum albumin level and list two
conditions where serum albumin is decreased
15. Mention any two features of p53 gene
16. How glycine is used in detoxification reactions
17. Enumerate the functions of zinc in the body
18. Name the amino acids involved in the synthesis of
pyramidine
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