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Biology Molecular Basis of Inheritance Previous Year Questions Single Correct MCQ

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Published on: August 21, 2026

Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) refers to:

A

Genes expressed as RNA

B

Polypeptide expression

C

DNA polymorphism

D

Novel DNA sequences

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Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) are DNA sequences (genes) that are expressed as mRNA for protein synthesis. These are used in Human Genome Project.

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