DNA fragments created by the action of restriction enzymes can be separated by agar gel electrophoresis where:
I: larger the fragment size, the farther it moves in the gel
II: the DNA fragments are forced to move towards anode under an electric field
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect

Subtopic:  Separation and Isolation of DNA fragments |
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A ‘continuous culture system’ method usually produces a larger biomass mainly because:
 
1. the environmental conditions for the growth of the microbes are very easily maintained in such a system
2. such a system keeps most of the cells in their active/log exponential phase
3. it is very cheap with respect to other systems and hence cost of production is low
4. such a system uses larger sized bioreactors than other systems
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Animal cells cannot be transformed with the help of:
1. Microinjection 2. Ti Plasmid
3. Retroviral vectors 4. Liposomes
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Work of which of the following scientists was the basis upon which the discipline of biotechnology was founded?
1. Cohen and Boyer
2. Watson and Crick
3. Hershey and Chase
4. Avery, Macleod and McCarty
Subtopic:  Restriction Enzymes - Main Enzymes |
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The DNA sequence shown below is:
5’ – GAATTC – 3’
3’ – CTTAAG – 5’  
1. the consensus sequence for prokaryotic promoter
2. the most common VNTR in the human genome
3. the recognition sequence of a common restriction endonuclease EcoR I
4. an intron within the eukaryotic split gene
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Which of the following statements regarding restriction endonucleases used in recombinant DNA procedures is not true?
1. They are isolated from bacteria
2. They are synthesized by bacteria as a mechanism of defence against bacteriophages
3. The type II enzymes, commonly used in rDNA experiments, cut dsDNA at specific recognition sequences
4. The bacterial DNA does not have recognition sequences for the restriction enzymes produced by itself

 
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It is desirable to use restriction enzymes that create sticky ends in recombinant DNA technology procedures because this:
1. facilitates the action of DNA ligase
2. makes selection of recombinant DNA possible
3. increases the copy number of rDNA per cell
4. will create multiple fragments of the vector DNA
Subtopic:  Tools: Enzymes: I | Tools: Enzymes: II | Tools |
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Plasmids are good cloning vectors mainly because:
 
1. they are circular
2. they replicate autonomously
3. they are extra-chromosomal DNA molecules found in many bacterial cells
4. they carry genes vital for normal survival and reproduction
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In a plasmid such as pBR322:
I: Ori controls the copy number of DNA per cell
II: Multiple cloning sites are recognition sequences of common restriction enzymes
III: Genes for antibiotic resistance are used as selectable markers
 
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II, and III are correct
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A plasmid has genes for resistance against ampicillin and tetracycline. The tetracycline resistant gene is insertionally inactivated by inserting a foreign DNA within the gene. The bacterial cells are transformed. The recombinant transformants:
1. will be killed in a medium containing ampicillin but not in a medium containing tetracycline
2. will be killed in a medium containing tetracycline but not in a medium containing ampicillin
3. will be killed in a medium containing ampicillin and in a medium containing tetracycline
4. will not be killed in a medium containing ampicillin and in a medium containing tetracycline
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