Assertion (A): Clone of cells having the mutated gene doesn't appear on photographic film in autoradiography.
Reason (R): The used probes do not have complementarity with the mutated gene.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
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The process of RNA interference (RNAi) involves:
1. inducing the transcription of genes by substrate
2. silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule
3. repressing the transcription of genes by product
4. increasing the rate of transcription by activator proteins
Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I:  The proteins encoded by the genes cryIAc and cryIIAb control the corn borer.
Statement II:  The proteins encoded by the gene cryIAb control the cotton bollworms.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
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The main challenge for the production of insulin using rDNA techniques was:
1. culturing bacteria containing recombinant DNA in labs
2. finding suitable restriction enzymes to cut human DNA
3. isolation of DNA in pure form from a human cell
4. getting insulin assembled into a mature form
Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
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The first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 to a 4-year-old girl with:
1. adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency
2. alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
3. phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency
4. homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency  
Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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ELISA stands for:
1. Easily Located Immuno Specific Antigen
2. Early Live Inactive Surface Antigen
3. Energy Loaded Intermediate Site on Apoenzyme
4. Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay
Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
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Root knot disease in tobacco is caused by:
1. Infective double stranded RNA
2. Abnormally folded proteins
3. Nematode Meloidogyne incognita
4. Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
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Creation of new varieties of pest-resistant GM crops:

1. makes crops more resistant to abiotic stresses
2. reduces reliance on chemical pesticides
3. enhances nutritional value of food crops
4. increases efficiency of mineral usage by plants
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
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What was used to deliver the normal copy of gene in the gene therapy trials for ADA deficiency?
1. Microinjection
2. Biolistics
3. Retrovirus
4. Liposomes
Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
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Which one of the following techniques does not serve the purpose of early diagnosis of a disease for its early treatment?
1. Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA) technique
2. Recombinant DNA Technology
3. Serum and Urine analysis
4. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique
Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
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