Biotechnology and Its Applications

Maximum number of existing transgenic animals is of :

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(a) fish (b) mice (c) cow (d) pig

Correct Answer:

mice

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The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating

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(a) chicken pox (b) diabetes mellitus (c) rheumatoid arthritis (d) adenosine deaminase deficiency

Correct Answer:

adenosine deaminase deficiency

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DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called

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(a) Vector (b) Probe (c) Clone (d) Plasmid

Correct Answer:

Probe

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For transformation, micro-particles coated with DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are made up of :

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(a) Silver or Platinum (b) Platinum or Zinc (c) Silicon or Platinum (d) Gold or […]

Continuous addition of sugars in ‘fed batch’ fermentation is done to:

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(a) produce methane (b) obtain antibiotics (c) purify enzymes (d) degrade sewage

Correct Answer:

purify enzymes

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A fed batch is […]

The genetically-modified (GM) brinjal in India has been developed for:

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(a) insect-resistance (b) enhancing shelf life (c) enhancing mineral content (d) drought-resistance

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insect-resistance

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PCR and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for :

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(a) Study of enzymes (b) Genetic transformation (c) DNA sequencing (d) Genetic Fingerprinting

Correct Answer:

Genetic Fingerprinting

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In history of biology, human genome project led to the development of :

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(a) biotechnology (b) biomonitoring (c) bioinformatics (d) biosystematics

Correct Answer:

bioinformatics

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Common activities in bioinformatics include mapping and […]