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(1)
The first crop plant genome sequenced
[A]
Maize
[B]
Wheat
[C]
Rice
[D]
Barley
(2)
Urea and Formamide can:
[A]
Increase Tm of DNA
[B]
Decrease the Tm of DNA
[C]
Helps faster re-annealing of DNA
[D]
Does not effects denaturation of DNA
Answer: Decrease the Tm of DNA
(3)
The first transgenic plant to be produced:
[A]
Rice
[B]
Maize
[C]
Cotton
[D]
Tobacco
(4)
Explants used for tissue culture can be taken from:
[A]
Bud
[B]
Root tip
[C]
Nodal stem segments
[D]
All of these
(5)
A low auxin:cytokinin ratio leads to:
[A]
Shoot formation
[B]
Root formation
[C]
Fruit formation
[D]
All of these
(6)
Klenow fragment is derived from:
[A]
DNA Pol-I
[B]
RNA Pol II
[C]
DNA Ligase
[D]
None Of The Above
(7)
The year of launching of Human Genome Project and completion of the rough draft of the sequence was in:
[A]
1992 and 2000
[B]
1990 and 2000
[C]
1989 and 2001
[D]
None Of The Above
(8)
The main difference between a plasmid and an episome is:
[A]
Plasmid is circular episome is linear
[B]
Episome is circular, plasmid is linear
[C]
Plasmid can be insert into host genome, episomes are not
[D]
Episomes can be inserted into the host genome
Answer: Episomes can be inserted into the host genome
(9)
What is the final product of the RNaseH method?
[A]
blunt ended dsDNA
[B]
staggered dsDNA at both ends
[C]
staggered dsDNA at 3’ end
[D]
staggered dsDNA at 5’ end
Answer: blunt ended dsDNA
(10)
The loop region is single stranded. It can be cleaved by using which enzyme?
[A]
Exonuclease
[B]
S1 nuclease
[C]
RNaseH
[D]
DNase
(11)
What is the second primer in the case of 5’ RACE?
[A]
Internal primer
[B]
Oligo-dA sequence
[C]
Adaptor-oligo-dT primer
[D]
Oligo-dT adaptor molecule
Answer: Adaptor-oligo-dT primer
(12)
DNA sequencing is done by
[A]
Maxam Gilbert method
[B]
Sanger dideoxy method
[C]
Both a and b
[D]
None of the above
(13)
DNA staining is done by
[A]
Cystal violet
[B]
Giemsa staining
[C]
Methylene blue
[D]
Feulgen staining
(14)
Use of alkaline phosphatase is to
[A]
remove terminal phosphates from 3’end
[B]
remove terminal phosphates from 5’end
[C]
remove terminal phosphate from both end
[D]
All of these
(15)
Taq polymerase is used in PCR because of its
[A]
low thermal stability
[B]
high fidelity
[C]
high speed
[D]
high thermal stability
Answer: high thermal stability
(16)
Nick translation is done by
[A]
DNA polymerase I
[B]
DNA polymerase II
[C]
DNA ligase
[D]
Kinase
(17)
Introduction of recombinant DNA into bacterial cell by using current is called
[A]
Transformation
[B]
Electroporation
[C]
Transformation
[D]
Tranduction
(18)
Telomeric sequences are found in
[A]
HAC
[B]
BAC
[C]
YAC
[D]
PAC
(19)
The uptake of plasmid DNA into bacterial cell is facilitated in the presence of
[A]
Calcium Chloride
[B]
Magnesium Chloride
[C]
Potassium Chloride
[D]
All Of These
(20)
Which of the following is not a restriction endonuclease?
[A]
Eco RI
[B]
DNA ligase
[C]
Hind III
[D]
None Of The Above
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