Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for the biosynthesis of:
1. | Vitamin-B | 2. | Vitamin-C |
3. | Omega 3 | 4. | Vitamin-A |
A protoplast is a cell:
1. Without plasma membrane
2. Without nucleus
3. Undergoing division
4. Without cell wall
Which body of the Government of India regulates GM research and the safety of introducing GM organisms for public services?
In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to:
Which of the following enhances or induces the fusion of protoplasts?
The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is:
1. Insulin
2. Estrogen
3. Thyroxin
4. Progesterone
In vitro clonal propagation in plants is characterized by:
1. PCR and RAPD
2. Northern blotting
3. Electrophoresis and HPLC
4. Microscopy
To obtain virus-free healthy plants from a diseased one by tissue culture technique, which part/parts of the diseased plant will be taken?
1. | Apical meristem only |
2. | Palisade parenchyma |
3. | Both apical and axillary meristems |
4. | Epidermis only |
Which of the following Bt crops is being grown in India by the farmers?
1. | Cotton | 2. | Brinjal |
3. | Soybean | 4. | Maize |
1. | Synthesis of cDNA from RNA using reverse transcriptase |
2. | Silencing of specific mRNA due to complementary RNA |
3. | Interference of RNA in the synthesis of DNA |
4. | Synthesis of mRNA from DNA |