A vast majority of transgenic animals are:
1. Fish 2. Cattle
3. Mice 4. Pigs
Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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Which enzyme is being produced in transgenic sheep to provide a treatment for emphysema?
1. α – 1 antitrypsin 2. HMG CoA reductase
3. Glucocerebrosidase 4. α glucosidase
Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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The committee, established to oversee the development, testing, and commercial release of genetically modified organisms, is:
1. Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RDAC)
2. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)
3. Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM)
4. Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC)
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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The practice of commercially exploiting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material, especially by obtaining patents that restrict its future use, while failing to pay fair compensation to the community from which it originates is called as:
1. Bio-war
2. Biopiracy
3. Bioremediation
4. Bioprospecting
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Transgenic cow, Rosie, produced milk that contained:
1. interferons
2. interleukin
3. human alpha lactalbumin
4. angiotensin converting enzyme
Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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What forms the basis of molecular diagnosis technique ELISA?
1. Radioactive Tagging
2. In vitro replication of DNA
3. Template independent oligonucleotide synthesis
4. Antigen-antibody interaction
Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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A single-stranded DNA or RNA fragment that is used to detect a target sequence of DNA in a sample is called as a:
1. rDNA
2. microRNA
3. Gene probe
4. Proteome
Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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Golden rice, developed at IRRI [International Rice Research Institute] contains:
1. Cyanocobalamin and Calciferol
2. β carotene
3. Iodine
4. All essential amino acids
Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I: GM pest-resistant crops plants have reduced reliance on chemical pesticides.
Statement II: GM plants with increased efficiency of mineral usage by plants prevents early exhaustion of fertility of soil.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
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Some strains of Bacillus thuringiensis produce proteins that kill certain coleopterans that include:
1. Tobacco budworm 2. Armyworm
3. Beetles 4. Mosquitoes
Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
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