DNA fragments generated by the restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by

1. centrifugation
2. polymerase chain reaction
3. electrophoresis
4. restriction mapping

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Which of the following is not correctly matched for the organism and its cell wall

degrading enzyme?

1. Bacteria —Lysozyme

2. Plant cells — Cellulase

3. Algae —Methylase

4. Fungi — Chitinase

Subtopic:  Host & Desired DNA: II | Host & Desired DNA |
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The colonies of recombinant bacteria appear white in contrast to blue colonies of non-recombinant bacteria because of 

1. Non-recombinant bacteria containing β-galactosidase
2. Insertional inactivation of α-galactosidase in non-recombinant bacteria
3. Insertional inactivation of β-galactosidase in recombinant bacteria
4. Inactivation of glycosidase enzyme in recombinant bacteria

Subtopic:  Selectable Markers: III | Selection of Recombinant Transformants | Selectable Markers |
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Which one is a true statement regarding DNA polymerase used in PCR?

1. It is used to ligate introduced DNA in recipient cells

2. It serves as a selectable marker

3. It is isolated from a virus

4. It remains active at high temperature

Subtopic:  Large Scale Production: I | Large Scale Production |
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For transformation, microparticles coated with DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are

made up of

1. silver or platinum

2. platinum or zinc

3. silicon or platinum

4. gold or tungsten

Subtopic:  Tools: Vectors: II | Tools |
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Given below is a sample of portion of DNA strand giving the base sequence on the

opposite strands. What is so, special shown in it?

5'__ GAATTC_ 3'

3' __ CTTAAG__5'

1. Deletion mutation

2. Start codon at the 5' end

3. Palindromic sequence of base pairs

4. Replication completed

Subtopic:  Tools: Enzymes: II | Restriction Enzymes - Main Enzymes | Tools |
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There is a restriction endonuclease called Eco RI. What does 'co' part in it stand for?

1. Coelom                         

2. Coenzyme

3. coli                               

4. Colon

Subtopic:  Tools: Enzymes: II | Tools |
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Agarose extracted from sea weeds finds use in

1. tissue culture

2. PCR

3. gel electrophoresis

4. spectrophotometry

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Which one of the following is used as vector for cloning genes into higher organisms?

1. Baculovirus

2. Salmonella typhimurium

3. Rhizopus nigricans

4. Retrovirus

Subtopic:  Tools: Vectors: II | Tools |
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Which one of the following palindromic base sequences in DNA can be easily cut at about

the middle by some particular restriction enzyme?

1. 5'-CGTTCG-3'

     3'-ATGGTA--5'

2. 5'-GATATG-3'

     3'-CTACTA-5'

3. 5'-GAATTC-3'

     3'-CTTAAG-5'

4. 5'-CACGTA-3'

     3'-CTCAGT-5'

Subtopic:  Tools: Enzymes: II | Tools |
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