Genetically engineered insulin for human is produced from:
1. | Escherichia coli | 2. | Psuedomonas putida |
3. | Bacillus thuringiensis | 4. | Rhizobium meliloti |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | In human beings, insulin is synthesized as a pro-hormone which needs to be processed before it becomes fully mature and functional. |
Reason (R): | The extra stretch of C-peptide is to be removed from A-peptide and B-peptide chain of insulin. |
In the light of the above statements, Choose the most appropriate answer from the option given below :
1. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
2. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation for (A). |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): | The nematode cannot survive in a transgenic host which expresses specific interfering RNA. |
Reason (R): | Nematode-specific gene introduced in the host produces both sense and antisense complementary RNA which initiate RNA interference in the host cell. |
In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the option given below :
1. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
2. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
1. | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) |
2. | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |
3. | Research Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) |
4. | Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) |
1. | Leaf | 2. | Stem |
3. | Root | 4. | Flower |
Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals that contain insecticidal protein. This protein:
1. | does not kill the carrier bacterium, which is itself resistant to this toxin. |
2. | binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it. |
3. | is coded by several genes including the gene cry. |
4. | is activated by the acid pH of the foregut of the insect pest. |
With regard to insulin, choose the correct options:
(a) | C-peptide is not present in mature insulin. |
(b) | The insulin produced by rDNA technology has C-peptide. |
(c) | The pro-insulin has C-peptide. |
(d) | A-peptide and B-peptide of insulin are interconnected by disulphide bridges. |
1. | (a), (c) and (d) only | 2. | (a) and (d) Only |
3. | (b) and (d) only | 4. | (b) and (c) only |
Transgenic plants are the ones:
1. | Grown in an artificial medium after hybridization in the field. |
2. | Produced by a somatic embryo in an artificial medium. |
3. | Generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and generating a plant from that cell. |
4. | Produced after protoplast fusion in an artificial medium. |
In RNAi, the genes are silenced using:
1. | dsRNA | 2. | ssDNA |
3. | ssRNA | 4. | dsDNA |