pondiuni.edu.in BioInformatics National Certification BINC Examination Question Paper III : Pondicherry University

Name of the University : Pondicherry University
Name of the Exam : BINC Bioinformatics National Certification Examination
Subject: Paper – III
Document Type : Sample paper
Year : 2015
Website : https://www.pondiuni.edu.in/
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BINC Examination Question Paper III :

Total Time : 2 hrs
Max. Marks:100
Note : Answer any one question.

Related : Pondicherry University BINC Examination Paper – II Question : www.pdfquestion.in/14071.html

Input files provided : ( GENE.txt, 1mbi.pdb, autocat.dat, codontab.txt)
1. Write a program in JAVA or PERL or PYTHON or in C the followings:
a) Read the file provided ( GENE.txt in FASTA format ) and create complementary strand sequence.
b) Find the ORFs on forward strand for the given nucleotide sequence using only start & end codon pattern.
c) Convert each of the ORF into putative proteins using the standard codontab.txt (input provided).
d) Read the 1mbi.pdb as provided from protein data bank. Extract all the coordinates of water Oxygen atoms. Calculate the distance between all the Oxygen and Identify which one pairs will form Hydrogen bonds between them ( make a list by the residue number provided in PDB file starting form 160 to 278 ). ( 100 marks)

2. i) An autocatalytic reaction is described by the expression
x/P = [exp(at) -1]/ [1 + b exp(at)], with a= ( A +P)k and b = P/A.
Write a program in C or JAVA or Perl or PYTHON to calculate x/P for three values of t (t =1,2 and 3) using a & b as given in the input file autocat.dat.
Report if the saturation is reached by printing a string, “The saturation is reached. The values are” and then print the value of ( x/P, a, b and t) for the saturation point. Otherwise, print the message “ The Saturation is not reached” . All your output, including these messages is to be saved in a file called autocat.out. (30 marks)

ii) Read the 1mbi.pdb as provided from protein data bank. Extract all the peptide bond containing atoms (only non-H) make a list as output. Calculate the omega torsion angle for each of the peptides. Calculate the probability of occurrence of w= 180 from the resulting data. Calculate the ratio of polar : non polar residues in the protein . (70 marks )

BINC Bioinformatics National Certification Examination Details :

Eligibility :
** Bachelor degree in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences,Chemical Sciences,Mathematical Sciences, Agriculture, Veterinary, Medicine, Pharmacy, Engineering & Technology are eligible to appear in the examination. They need not have any formal training viz., certificate, diploma or degree in Bioinformatics.

** Students in final year of Bachelor & Post graduate degree are also eligible to apply.

Pattern of Examination :
** The examination consists of THREE papers.

Important points to note :
** For Paper I there will be negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer.
** The list of successful candidates in the Paper I will be announced on March 27, 2017 on the website.
** Candidates securing 40% or above marks in Paper I ONLY will be eligible to appear for Paper II and III.
** Candidates scoring a minimum of 40% or above in each papers(Paper I, Paper II & Paper III) will be certified.
** Final list will be displayed at the BINC website.

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