The cutting of DNA at specific locations became possible with the discovery of?
1. Restriction enzymes
2. Probes
3. Selectable markets
4. ligases
1. Deletion mutation
2. Start codon at the 5' end
3. Palindromic sequence of base pairs
4. Replication completed
Match the following enzymes with their functions:
Column-I |
Column-II |
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(a) |
Restriction endonuclease |
(i) |
joins the DNA fragments |
(b) |
Exonuclease |
(ii) |
extends primers on genomic DNA template |
(c) |
DNA ligase |
(iii) |
cuts DNA at a specific position |
(d) |
Tag polymerase |
(iv) |
removes nucleotides from the ends of DNA |
Select the correct option from the following:
Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
1. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
2. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
3. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
4. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
An enzyme catalysing the removal of nucleotides from ends of DNA is:
1. DNA ligase
2. Endonuclease
3. Exonuclease
4. Protease
1. DNA ligase
2. endonucleases
3. DNA polymerase
4. exonucleases
The specific palindromic sequence which is recognized by EcoRI is:
1. | 5' -GGAACC-3' 3'-CCTTGG-5' |
2. | 5'-CTTAAG-3' 3'-GAATTC-5' |
3. | 5'-GGATCC-3' 3'-CCTAGG-5' |
4. | 5'-GAATTC-3' 3'-CTTAAG-5' |
A foreign DNA and plasmid cut by the same restriction endonuclease can be joined to form a recombinant plasmid using?
1. Eco Rl
2. taq polymerase
3. polymerase lll
4. ligase
The DNA molecule to which the gene of interest is integrated for cloning is called:
1. | Transformer | 2. | Vector |
3. | Template | 4. | Carrier |
Identify the properties of a good vector used in rDNA technology:
(a) | It should have origin of replication supporting a high copy number |
(b) | It should have preferably more than '2' recognition sites |
(c) | The restriction sites in vector should be in the antibiotic- resistant genes |
(d) | It should have suitable marker genes |
(e) | It should be easy to isolate and purify |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. | (a), (c) and (e) only | 2. | (c), (d) and (e) only |
3. | (a), (b) and (c) only | 4. | (a), (c), (d) and (e) only |