Function of Nucleases:
 

1. Break the polynucleotide chain by breaking each terminal nucleotide
2. Breaks phosphodiester bond
3. Breaks peptide bonds
4. Breaks ester bonds

Subtopic:  Tools: Enzymes: I |
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Hybridoma is:
 

1. Collection of DNA from DNA
2. Collection of RNA from DNA
3. A fusion of tumour sex cell with non tumour sex cell
4. A fusion of tumour somatic cell with non tumour somatic cell
Subtopic:  General Design of an rDNA experiment |
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The bacteria generally used for genetic engineering is:

1. Agrobacterium

2. Bacillus

3. Pseudomonas

4. Clostridium

Subtopic:  Tools: Vectors: II |
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A giant rat is formed in the laboratory, what is the reason:

1. Gene mutation

2. Gene synthesis

3. Gene manipulation

4. Gene replication

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Plasmid has been used as a vector because:
 

1. It is circular DNA that has the capacity to join to eukaryotic DNA
2. It can move between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
3. Both ends show replication
4. It has an antibiotic resistance gene
Subtopic:  Tools: Vectors: I |
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In bacteria, the plasmid is:

1. Extrachromosomal material

2. Main DNA

3. Non-functional DNA

4. Repetitive gene

Subtopic:  Tools: Vectors: I |
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Which of the following enzymes are used to join bits of DNA:

1. Ligase

2. Primase

3. DNA polymerase

4. Endonuclease

Subtopic:  Tools: Enzymes: II |
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Manipulation of DNA in genetic engineering became possible due to the discovery of:

1. Restriction endonuclease

2. DNA ligase

3. Transcriptase

4. Primase

Subtopic:  Restriction Enzymes - Main Enzymes |
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Which one of the following bacteria has found extensive use in genetic engineering work in plants?

 
1. Clostridium septicum 2. Xanthomonas citri
3. Bacillus coagulens 4. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Subtopic:  Tools: Vectors: II |
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What is true for a plasmid?
1. Plasmids are widely used in gene transfer
2. These are found in a virus
3. A plasmid contains genes for vital activities
4. This is the main part of the chromosome

Subtopic:  Tools: Vectors: I |
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AIPMT - 2001
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