Which of these is an accurate description of gene therapy?

1. A form of site directed mutagenesis.
2. Introduction of cloned genes into living cells to cure disease.
3. Cloning of a disease gene in order to understand the disease.
4. All of these.

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At present transgenic animals cannot be used for:

1. Harvesting biological products
2. Testing vaccine safety
3. Study of human diseases
4. Xenotransplantation

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The first drug produced using recombinant DNA technology is used to treat:

1. haemophilia 2. dwarfism
3. immunodeficiency 4. diabetes
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The two polypeptide chains of insulin protein are linked together by:

1. disulfide bonds 2. hydrogen bonds
3. covalent bonds 4. ionic bonds
Subtopic:  Gene Therapy | Vaccines |
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The viruses generally used for gene therapy are:

1. ds DNA virus 2. ss DNA virus
3. Reovirus 4. Reterovirus
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used to design novel:

1. Biofertilizers 2. Biometallurgic techniques
3. Biomineralization processes 4. Bioinsecticidal plants
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Bt cotton is not:

1. A GM plant
2. Insect resistant
3. A bacterial gene expressing system
4. Resistant to all pesticides

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C-peptide of human insulin is:
1. A part of mature insulin molecule
2. Responsible for formation of disulphide bridges
3. Removed during maturation of pro-insulin to insulin
4. Responsible for its biological activity

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A probe which is a molecule used to locate homologous sequences in a mixture of DNA or RNA molecules could be:

1. A ssRNA 2. A ssDNA
3. Either RNA or DNA 4. Can be ssDNA but not ssRNA
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A protoxin is:

1. A primitive toxin 2. A denatured toxin
3. Toxin produced by protozoa 4. Inactive toxin
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