Transgenic Animals Quiz | Transgenic Animals Short Questions and Answers

Questions
41 Which of the following best describes artificial insemination?
A Transplanting an embryo into the uterus
B Fertilization of an egg in a test tube
C Selectively breeding healthy animals
D Taking the sperm and placing it directly

Answer: Taking the sperm and placing it directly
42 Which part of a cell carries the information that is passed from one generation to the next?
A Cell
B Nucleus
C Cytoplasm
D Chloroplast

Answer: Nucleus
43 Embryonic stem cells are also used for generation of transgenic organisms. They are obtained from _______ of a developing ________
A Trophoectoderm, Gastrula
B Trophoectoderm, Blastula
C Inner Cell Mass, Blastula
D Inner Cell Mass, Gastrula

Answer: Inner Cell Mass, Blastula
44 ES cells are used in order to ensure that insertion is done at the required chromosomal location and it is called as ____________
A Gene Targeting
B Knocking Out
C Knocking In
D Gene Disruption

Answer: Gene Targeting
45 Integration events may be insertional involving _____ crossover or replacement involving _____ crossovers.
A Single, Single
B Double, Double
C Double, Single
D Single, Double

Answer: Single, Double
46 Embryo transfer (ET) refers to the technique by which fertilized ova are collected from the reproductive tract of a genetically
A superior female and transferred to the inferior
B inferior female and transferred to the superior
C balanced female
D none of the above

Answer: superior female and transferred to the inferior
47 Which part of a cell carries the information that is passed from one generation to the next?
A Cell
B Nucleus
C Cytoplasm
D Chloroplast

Answer: Nucleus
48 DNA microinjection into the egg has been used to produce which of the following transgenic animals?
A Pigs
B Chicken
C Mice
D All of these

Answer: All of these
49 Which of the following is the process of choosing parent organisms for the characteristics that is wanted in their offspring?
A Selective breeding
B Reproductive selection
C Active selection
D Breeding selection

Answer: Selective breeding
50 Which of the following statements best describes a clone?
A An artificial life form
B An offspring where all of the genetic material in every cell is identical to that of both parents
C An offspring where all of the genetic material in every cell is identical to that of one of its parents
D A type of sheep

Answer: An offspring where all of the genetic material in every cell is identical to that of one of its parents