The name Genetic Engineering Approval Committee [GEAC] has been changed to:
1. | Genetic Engineering Advisory Committee |
2. | Genetic Engineering Appellate Committee |
3. | Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee |
4. | Genetic Engineering Arbitration Committee |
Corn borer can be controlled by the proteins encoded by Bacillus thuringiensis gene:
1. | cryIAb | 2. | cryIAc |
3. | cryIIAb | 4. | cryIIIAc |
Nematode [Meloidogyne incognita] specific genes were transferred to tobacco plant using:
1. | Retroviral vectors | 2. | Gene gun |
3. | Agrobacterium mediation | 4. | Micro-injection |
Transgenic mice are being used to test the safety of polio vaccine. They could replace the use of:
1. | Monkeys | 2. | Rabbits |
3. | Fowl | 4. | Frogs |
Alpha-1-antitrypsin was produced in a transgenic sheep, Tracy. This enzyme is used in the treatment of:
1. | Emphysema | 2. | Rheumatoid arthritis |
3. | Ovarian cancer | 4. | Pancreatitis |
Why does the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis not affected by the toxins produced by it that can kill arthropods?
1. | The toxin inactivated by proteins in the bacterial cells. |
2. | The bacterial cell does not have organelles and thus it is harmless. |
3. | It is produced as a pro-toxin by the bacterium. |
4. | The protein needs post-transcriptional modification possible only in eukaryotic cells. |
I. | Use of improved crop varieties |
II. | Use of better management practices |
III. | Use of agrochemicals [fertilisers and pesticides] |
1. | Only I | 2. | Only I and III |
3. | Only I and II | 4. | I, II and III |
1. | More tolerance to abiotic stresses |
2. | Alternative resources to industries |
3. | Increased efficiency of mineral usage by plants |
4. | Fixation of atmospheric nitrogen |
1. | a nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. |
2. | a nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. |
3. | a trematode, Clonorchis sinensis. |
4. | a cestode, Taenia sloium. |
I: | An infection by viruses having RNA genomes |
II: | Mobile genetic elements that replicate via an RNA intermediate |
III: | Integration of phage DNA into the main chromosomal DNA of a eukaryotic cell |
1. | Only I and II | 2. | Only I and III |
3. | Only II and III | 4. | I, II and III |