Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the answer from the codes given below:
COLUMN I |
COLUMN II |
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A |
First genetically modified crop |
a |
Antibiotic-resistant tobacco plant |
B |
First genetically modified food |
b |
Flavr Savr |
C |
First genetically modified animal approved for food use |
c |
AquAdvantage Salmon |
D |
First genetically modified animal to be commercialized |
d |
GloFish |
Codes :
A | B | C | D | |
1. | a | b | c | d |
2. | a | b | d | c |
3. | b | a | c | d |
4. | b | a | d | c |
You want to transform the cells of sugarcane plants with the objective of introducing a disease-resistant gene in sugarcane plants. The best method to achieve this goal would be:
1. | The use of a gene gun |
2. | Microinjection |
3. | Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediation |
4. | Delivery of DNA by liposomes |
The study of all the proteins encoded by the genome of an organism is called :
1. | Proteome | 2. | Proteomics |
3. | Translation studies | 4. | Genomics |
Which of the following is a recombinant protein?
1. | Beta Galactosidase in E.coli | 2. | Insulin in humans |
3. | Somatotropin in humans | 4. | Interferon in E. coli |
A direct target for gene therapy would include all the following cells except:
1. | erythrocytes | 2. | muscle fibers |
3. | hepatocytes | 4. | vascular endothelium |
Electroporation is:
1. | the process of separating charged molecules through a gel maintained in an electric field |
2. | the process of combining foreign DNA to an electrically charged vector molecule |
3. | the process of introducing DNA into cells by the application of high-voltage pulses |
4. | the process of protoplast fusion by the application of high-voltage pulses |
Recombinant therapeutic [used for treatment] products are available for all the following disorders except:
1. | Hemophilia A | 2. | Pituitary dwarfism |
3. | Diabetes insipidus | 4. | Anemia due to renal failure |
ELISA is based on the principle of:
1. Antibody opsonization
2. Antigen-antibody interaction
3. Radioactive immune assay
4. Creation of recombinant DNA
The first recombinant therapeutic product approved for human use was:
1. | Humulin | 2. | hGH |
3. | Factor VIII clotting factor | 4. | Erythropoietin |
How were nematode-specific genes introduced in tobacco plants?
1. | Using page DNA | 2. | Using a retrovirus |
3. | By gene gun | 4. | Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens |