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

Subtopic:  Gene Therapy | Molecular Diagnosis |
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A direct target for gene therapy would include all the following cells except:

1.erythrocytes2.muscle fibers
3.hepatocytes4.vascular endothelium

Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |

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“Flavr Savr” is the name of the first genetically modified:
1. food approved for human use
2. salmon fish
3. herbicide-resistant plant
4. bacterium capable of remediation in oil spills

Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below.

Column I

Column II

I. RNAi

II. Ribozyme

III. PCR

IV. Monoclonal antibodies

1. Fire and Mello

2. Thomas Cech

3. Kyle Mullis

4. Millstein and Kohler

Codes:

I II III IV
1. 1 2 3 4
2. 2 1 4 3
3. 2 1 3 4
4. 1 2 4 3

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech | Molecular Diagnosis |
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One possible use of transgenic plants is in the production of human proteins, such as vaccines. Which of the following is a possible hindrance that must be overcome?

1.  prevention of transmission of plant allergens to the vaccine recipients
2.  prevention of vaccine-containing plants being consumed by insects
3.  use of plant cells to translate non-plant derived mRNA
4.  inability of the human digestive system to accept plant-derived protein
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |

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At present, genetic modification has been able to bring about all the following in crops except:
1. Tolerance to abiotic stresses
2. Enhanced nutritional value
3. Capability to fix atmospheric nitrogen
4. Reduced reliance on chemical pesticides

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
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Recombinant therapeutic [used for treatment] products are available for all the following disorders except:

1.Hemophilia A2.Pituitary dwarfism
3.Diabetes insipidus4.Anemia due to renal failure

Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |

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Genetic engineering of nitrogen fixation is made difficult by the fact that it :
1. is a complex process involving many enzymes
2. is a process that is partly anaerobic
3. involves about 15 genes (the Nif Genes)
4. All of these

Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
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The use of transgenic animals, to produce relatively large quantities of rare proteins for use in medicine, is sometimes called:

1.therapeutics2.pharming
3.molecular treatment4.biochemistry

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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the answer from the codes given below:

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

A

First genetically modified crop

a

Antibiotic-resistant tobacco plant

B

First genetically modified food

b

Flavr Savr

C

First genetically modified animal approved for food use

c

AquAdvantage Salmon

D

First genetically modified animal to be commercialized

d

GloFish

Codes :

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. a b d c
3. b a c d
4. b a d c

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Bt Crops | Other GM Crops |
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