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Q. No.In agarose gel electrophoresis, the DNA fragments separate (resolve) according to their:
1. charge
2. size
3. 3-D shape
4. base composition
Subtopic: Separation and Isolation of DNA fragments |
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The enzyme used in PCR:
| I: | is a DNA-dependent DNA polymerase |
| II: | extends the primers in template independent manner |
| III: | is thermostable |
| 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 |
Subtopic: Polymerase Chain Reaction: PCR |
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Techniques to alter the chemistry of genetic material (DNA and RNA), to introduce these into host organisms and thus change the phenotype of the host organism comes under:
1. Bioprocess engineering
2. Genetic engineering
3. Bioinformatics
4. Biomedical technology
1. Bioprocess engineering
2. Genetic engineering
3. Bioinformatics
4. Biomedical technology
Subtopic: General Design of an rDNA experiment |
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If a plasmid is to be used as a cloning vector, the most important feature which must be present in it is:
| 1. | Origin of replication (Ori) |
| 2. | Presence of a selectable marker |
| 3. | Presence of sites for restriction endonuclease |
| 4. | Being linear rather than circular |
Subtopic: Cloning Vector |
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What would not be true for a plasmid present in some bacterial cells?
| 1. | It is extrachromosomal DNA |
| 2. | It is circular and double stranded |
| 3. | It gets replicated with the help of ori of chromosomal DNA |
| 4. | It confers characters like resistance to antibiotics to bacterial cells |
Subtopic: Cloning Vector |
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Restriction enzymes produced by some bacteria:
| 1. | cleave phosphodiester bond in the main chromosomal DNA of the bacterium. |
| 2. | cut single stranded DNA at random positions. |
| 3. | prevent the multiplication of bacteriophage in bacteria. |
| 4. | provide resistance against antibiotics. |
Subtopic: Restriction Enzymes - Main Enzymes | Restriction Enzymes: Historical Background |
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Which of the following methods is especially useful for transforming animal cells?
1. Electroporation
2. Biolistics
3. Microinjection
4. Heat shock
1. Electroporation
2. Biolistics
3. Microinjection
4. Heat shock
Subtopic: Transforming Plant & Animal Cell |
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The DNA fragments separated on agar gel by electrophoresis can be visualised:
| 1. | without staining in the visible light |
| 2. | without staining on exposure to UV light |
| 3. | after staining with polyethylene glycol followed by exposure to IR radiation |
| 4. | after staining with ethidium bromide followed by exposure to UV radiation |
Subtopic: Separation and Isolation of DNA fragments |
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Tetracycline resistance gene in the vector pBR322 carries the recognition sequence for:
1. PstI
2. PvuII
3. BamH I
4. EcoR I
1. PstI
2. PvuII
3. BamH I
4. EcoR I
Subtopic: Cloning Vector |
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If an enzyme catalyses the removal of nucleotides from the ends of DNA, then it should be called as:
1. endonuclease
2. exonuclease
3 ligase
4. reverse transcriptase
Subtopic: Restriction Enzymes: Historical Background | Tools |
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