Choose the correct option regarding Retrovirus:
1. | An RNA virus that synthesises DNA during infection |
2. | A DNA virus that synthesises RNA during infection |
3. | A ssDNA virus |
4. | A dsRNA virus |
The site of production of ADA in the body is:
1. | Erythrocytes | 2. | Lymphocytes |
3. | Blood plasma | 4. | Osteocytes |
Pathophysiology is the:
1. Study of physiology of pathogen
2. Study of normal physiology of the host
3. Study of altered physiology of the host
4. None of the above
Golden rice is:
1. | A variety of rice grown along the yellow river in China |
2. | Long stored rice having yellow colour tint |
3. | A transgenic rice having a gene for β - carotene |
4. | Wild variety of rice with yellow coloured grains |
The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of:
1. | AIDS |
2. | Cancer |
3. | Cystic fibrosis |
4. | SCID (Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency) resulting from deficiency of ADA |
Why does Bt toxin not kill Bacillus thuringiensis?
1. | The bacillus keeps proteins in inclusions |
2. | The toxin exists in the bacillus as a pro-toxin |
3. | The bacillus protects its genetic material by methylation |
4. | The bacillus has a tough cell wall of peptidoglycan |
How were nematode-specific genes introduced in tobacco plants?
1. Using page DNA
2. Using a retrovirus
3. By gene gun
4. Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens
The first recombinant therapeutic product approved for human use was:
1. | Humulin | 2. | hGH |
3. | Factor VIII clotting factor | 4. | Erythropoietin |