DNA fragments generated by the restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by
(1) centrifugation
(2) polymerase chain reaction
(3) electrophoresis
(4) restriction mapping
Which of the following is not correctly matched for the organism and its cell wall
degrading enzyme?
1. Bacteria —Lysozyme
2. Plant cells — Cellulase
3. Algae —Methylase
4. Fungi — Chitinase
The figure below is the diagrammatic representation of the E.Coli vector pBR 322. Which one of the given options correctly identifies its certain components (s)?
1. Ori-original restriction enzyme
2. rop-reduced osmotic pressure
3. Hind III, Eco RI -selectable markers
4. ampR, tetR-antibiotic resistance genes
PCR and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for
1. study of enzymes
2. genetic transformation
3. DNA sequencing
4. genetic fingerprinting
A single strand of nucleic acid tagged with a radioactive molecule is called
1. vector
2. selectable marker
3. plasmid
4. probe
Which one is a true statement regarding DNA polymerase used in PCR?
1. It is used to ligate introduced DNA in recipient cells
2. It serves as a selectable marker
3. It is isolated from a virus
4. It remains active at high temperature
For transformation, microparticles coated with DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are
made up of
1. silver or platinum
2. platinum or zinc
3. silicon or platinum
4. gold or tungsten
Given below is a sample of portion of DNA strand giving the base sequence on the
opposite strands. What is so, special shown in it?
5'__ GAATTC_ 3'
3' __ CTTAAG__5'
1. Deletion mutation
2. Start codon at the 5' end
3. Palindromic sequence of base pairs
4. Replication completed
There is a restriction endonuclease called Eco RI. What does 'co' part in it stand for?
1. Coelom
2. Coenzyme
3. coli
4. Colon
Agarose extracted from sea weeds finds use in
1. tissue culture
2. PCR
3. gel electrophoresis
4. spectrophotometry