In agar gel electrophoresis, the restriction fragments produced by restriction enzymes:

1. move towards cathode
2. do not move at all
3. are separated according to size with smaller fragments moving farther
4. are transported onto a nitrocellulose membrane

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DNA can be visualized through UV rays if it is stained with:

 
1. Ethidium bromide 2. Polyethylene glycol
3. Tritiated thymidine 4. Colchicine

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The Ti Plasmid [ having T-DNA] is considered a natural genetic engineer and can transform:
1. bacterial cells
2. dicot plant cells
3. monocot plant cells
4. animal cells
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Normally, microinjection and biolistics [gene gun] are used, respectively, to transform:
1. plant cells and animal cells
2. animal cells and plant cells
3. animal cells and bacterial cells
4. plant cells and bacterial cells
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It is usually necessary to induce ‘competence’ in bacterial cells to transform them in recombinant DNA procedures mainly because:
1. bacterial cell has a cell wall
2. bacteria do not have a well defined nucleus and membrane bound organelles
3. DNA is a hydrophilic molecule
4. DNA is associated with positively charged histone proteins

 
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It is possible to make human proteins in bacterial cells with rDNA experiments because:
1. bacterial cells replicate faster than eukaryotic cells
2. genetic code is almost universal
3. bacterial cells have plasmids that can be used as a vector
4. bacterial cells produce restriction enzymes

 
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Polymerase chain reaction can amplify DNA, producing about 1 billion copies in 30 cycles. The correct sequence of the steps of this reaction is:
1. Denaturation → Annealing of primers → Extension of primers
2. Denaturation → Extension of primers → Annealing of primers
3. Extension of primers → Annealing of primers → Denaturation
4. Annealing of primers → Extension of primers → Denaturation
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Taq polymerase is:

1. is a ribozyme involved in RNA splicing in eukaryotes
2. is a thermostable DNA polymerase used in PCR
3. is a key reagent in ELISA
4. an enzyme isolated from Thermus aquaticus, a fungus found in damp soils

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Identify the incorrect statement:
1. The process of separation and purification of expressed protein before marketing is called as downstream processing
2. DNA precipitation out of a mixture of biomolecules can be achieved by treatment with a divalent cation such as calcium ion
3. Stirred-tank bioreactors have been designed for availability of oxygen throughout the process
4. Reporter genes can be used as markers for selecting successfully transformed cells
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The first restriction endonuclease, whose functioning depended on a specific DNA nucleotide sequence was:
1. EcoR I 2. BamH I
3. Hind II 4. Sma I
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