If the goal were to create a plant resistant to an insecticide, which cell-based plant technology would be most effective ?
1. | clonal propagation |
2. | cybridization |
3. | protoplast fusion |
4. | mutant selection |
Which protein has been produced generating a transgenic sheep that is used for replacement therapy for individuals at risk from emphysema?
1. | Plasminogen activator (rPA) |
2. | α-antitrypsin (ATT) |
3. | Casein |
4. | Amyloid precursor proteins |
Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
1. | Gene therapy | 2. | Chemotherapy |
3. | Immunotherapy | 4. | Radiation therapy |
The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by
(1) phosphodiester bonds
(2) covalent bonds
(3) disulphide bridges
(4) hydrogen bonds
Which part of the tobacco plant is infected by Meloidegyne incognitia?
1. Leaf
2. Stem
3. Root
4. Flower
Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for
biosynthesis of
1. vitamin-B
2. omega 3
3. vitamin-C
4. vitamin-A
The introduction of tDNA into plants involves
1. infection of the plant by Agrobacterium tumefaciens
2. altering the pH of soil, heat-shocking the plants
3. exposing the plants to cold for a brief period
4. allowing the plant roots to stand in water
In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to
1. | Alkaline pH of the insect gut |
2. | acidic pH of the insect gut |
3. | action of gut microorganisms |
4. | presence of conversion factors in insect gut |
The process of RNA interference has been used in the development of plants resistant to
(1) fungi
(2) viruses
(3) insects
(4) nematodes
Maximum number of existing transgenic animals is of
(1) mice
(2) cow
(3) pig
(4) fish