Across
- 1. English scientist invented RFLP in 1984.
- 8. AIDS virus.
- 10. Microorganism for Acetic acid (Vinegar).
- 12. Movement of a solvent across a semipermeable membrane.
- 13. Horsetail plant.
- 15. A soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc; Paul was one of the most famous one used to predict the results of football matches during 2010 world cup.
- 16. Technique used for paternity and maternity testing; criminal identification and forensics
- 20. A geologic period spanning 199.6 - 145.5 million years ago.
- 21. Longest plant.
- 22. World’s smallest flowering plant. Found all over the planet, this bright green oval plant is about the size of a grain of rice.
- 24. A community of organisms in which each member is eaten in turn by another member.
- 25. Enzymes used to cut high-molecular-weight DNA strands into smaller fragments.
- 27. Thread-like structure made up of a tightly coiled single strand of DNA located inside the nucleus of a cell.
- 28. The building blocks that cells in the body use to build proteins.
- 30. Covid-19.
- 32. Earth's southernmost continent.
- 34. Dromaius novaehollandiae; second-largest living bird.
- 36. Height above sea level.
- 38. An organism that breaks down, organic material such as the remains of dead organisms.
- 39. Garhwali environmentalist and Chipko movement leader.
- 40. Disease caused Hydrophobia in dogs and humans.
- 41. The gradual increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface caused by human activities.
- 43. An animal that feeds on other animals.
- 44. The thin protective layer of gas 10 to 50km above the Earth that acts as a filter for ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.
- 45. One of two or more versions of a gene.
- 46. A chemical technique used for separating the components of a mixture.
- 47. Hindi name of Ocimum tenuiflorum.
- 50. The mass of air surrounding the Earth.
- 52. An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
- 54. A type of bacteria that commonly live in the intestines of people and animals.
Down
- 2. A set of consecutive, non-overlapping triplets of nucleotides.
- 3. The biological variety of a particular environment as reflected by the number of different species of plant and animals present.
- 4. Discovered polymerase chain reaction.
- 5. A bacterium which lives in the boiling springs of Yellowstone National Park and similar habitats.
- 6. This is a gram positive species of bacteria that dwells in soil also known as bt and extensively used biotechnology.
- 7. Sharing a car to a destination to reduce fuel use, pollution and travel costs.
- 9. Enzyme used in PCR
- 11. Genus name of dengue virus.
- 13. A species seriously at risk of extinction.
- 14. Largest algae.
- 17. Study of microscopic organisms.
- 18. Expansion of VNTRs
- 19. Bacteria responsible for typhoid fever.
- 23. Biggest, highest and tallest dam of India build on this river.
- 26. Inventor of southern blotting.
- 29. Genes responsible for tumor formation.
- 31. Physical and functional unit of heredity.
- 33. Massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout.
- 35. Any substance that can cause or contribute to the production of cancer.
- 37. Father of microbiology also gave the “Germ theory of fermentation”.
- 42. The process of copying of an RNA molecule back into its DNA complement.
- 43. One of the most abundant natural polymer.
- 48. An analytical method that uses an electric current to separate and sort out molecules based on their size.
- 49. World’s second most polluted city of 2019 (According to globalresidenceindex.com).
- 51. Largest living bird.
- 53. A complex sugar derived from seaweeds.