RNAi is a mechanism to silence genes with the help of :
1. | ssRNA | 2. | dsRNA |
3. | ssDNA | 4. | dsDNA |
Fire and Mello shared noble prize for RNAi while working on:
1. | Arabidopsis thaliana | 2. | Drosophila melanogaster |
3. | Coenorhabditis elegans | 4. | Zea mays |
Widely used tool in the genetic engineering of crop plants involves:
1. | protoplast fusion | 2. | Agrobacterium mediation |
3. | transposon mediation | 4. | microinjection |
The sheep “Dolly” was cloned by using somatic cells from the donor’s:
1. | udder | 2. | skin |
3. | tongue | 4. | ear lobe |
Deficiency of human growth hormone was initially treated with growth hormone derived from:
1. | chemicals | 2. | mutant mice |
3. | human cadavers | 4. | pigs |
Clearing up oil spills has been possible due to the use of genetically engineered:
1. | E.coli | 2. | Agrobacterium |
3. | Saccharomyces | 4. | Pseudomonas |
Genetically engineered pest resistance has advantages over other forms of pest control. Identify the one which is not:
1. pesticides are expensive and time-consuming to apply
2. pesticides are rarely selective
3. pesticides accumulate in the environment
4. pesticides are ineffective now
The first transgenic sheep to produce alpha 1 antitrypsin was :
1. | Rosie | 2. | Dolly |
3. | Tracy | 4. | Andy |
The use of transgenic animals, to produce relatively large quantities of rare proteins for use in medicine, is sometimes called:
1. | therapeutics | 2. | pharming |
3. | molecular treatment | 4. | biochemistry |
Which of the following genetically modified product is used to dissolve blood clots in patients with coronary artery disease?
1. | streptokinase | 2. | urokinase |
3. | tPA | 4. | heparin |