Flavr Savr, a GM tomato, has been developed for:
1. Insect resistance
2. Increased shelf life
3. Herbicide resistance
4. Increased vitamin A content
 

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
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In 1995, the European Patent Office wrongly granted a patent on an anti-fungal product derived from Azadirachta indica to the US Department of Agriculture and W. R. Grace and Company. The common name of this plant in India is:
1.    Haldi
2.    Neem
3.    Basmati
4.    Arjun
 
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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The first licensed drug generated using recombinant DNA technology was:
1. Human growth hormone
2. Human insulin
3. Tissue plasminogen activator
4. Factor VIII
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Consider the two statements:
I: Diseases such as sickle cell disease that are caused by autosomal recessive disorders may be a good candidate for gene therapy treatment.
II: For such disorders, a person's normal phenotype or cell function may be restored in cells that have the disease by a normal copy of the gene that is mutated. 
 
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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The main challenge for production of insulin using rDNA techniques was:
1. getting insulin assembled into a mature form. 
2. isolating DNA in pure form from human cell
3. selecting the vector for cloning the gene
4. purification of the human insulin
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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Identify the incorrect statement:
1. PCR is now routinely used to detect HIV in suspected AIDS patients. 
2. PCR is being used to detect mutations in genes in suspected cancer patients.
3. ELISA is based on the principle of antigen-antibody interaction.
4. ELISA does not detect antibodies and can detect only antigens.
Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
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The first transgenic cow produced:
1. enzyme to treat emphysema
2. human protein enriched milk
3. enzyme to treat phenylketonuria
4. organs for xenotransplantation
Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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Biopiracy is:
1. the exploration of natural sources for small molecules, macromolecules and biochemical and genetic information that could be developed into commercially valuable products.
2. exploitation of a region's biological resources or indigenous knowledge unethically and without providing fair compensation.
3. the use of living organisms, like microbes and bacteria, in the removal of contaminants, pollutants, and toxins from soil, water, and other environments
4. the process of developing a crop with bioavailable micronutrients in its edible parts.
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Consider the given two statements:
I. The first clinical gene therapy was given to a girl with adenosine deaminase deficiency
II. The first recombinant therapeutic product approved for human use was Human Insulin
1. Only I is correct 2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct 4. Both I and II are incorrect
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India successfully protected itself against biopiracy in a case where in late 1997, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to:
1. Co-667
2. Sharbati Sonora
3. Lerma Rojo
4. Basmati
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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