Maximum number of existing transgenic animals is of 

(1) mice

(2) cow 

(3) pig

(4) fish

Genetic engineering has been successfully used for producing

(1) transgenic mice for testing safety of polio vaccine before use in humans

(2) transgenic models for studying new treatments for certain cardiac diseases

(3) Transgenic cow-Rosie which produces high fat milk for making ghee

(4) animals like bulls for farm work as they have super power

Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are

(1) long fibre and resistance to aphids

(2) medium yields, long fibres and resistance to beetle pests

(3) high yield and production of toxic protein crystals which kill dipteran pests

(4) high yield and resistance to bollworms

The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as a/an

(1) indicator of water pollution

(2) insecticide

(3) agent for production of dairy products

(4) source of industrial enzyme

What is true about Bt toxin?

1. The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut

2. Bt protein exists as active toxin in the Bacillus

3. The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilize it and thus prevent its

multiplication

4. The concerned Bacillus has antitoxins

Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of

1. Escherichia

2. Mycobacterium

3. Rhizobium

4. Saccharomyces

Cry-I endotoxins obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against

(1) mosquitoes                         
(2) Nematodes
(3) boll worms                         
(4) Flies

What is an antisense technology?

(1) A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for synthesis of antigens.

(2) Production of somaclonal variants in tissue cultures.

(3) When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene

(4) RNA polymerase producing DNA

Cultivation of Bt cotton has been much in the news. The prefix Bt means

(1) "Barium-treated" cotton seeds

(2) "Bigger thread" variety of cotton with better tensile strength

(3) produced by "biotechnology" using restriction enzymes and ligases

(4) carrying an endotoxin gene from Bacillus thuringienesis.

RNA interference is essential for the

(1) cell proliferation

(2) cell defence

(3) cell differentiation

(4) micropropagation