BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question 1

The European Federation of Biotechnology has given a definition of biotechnology that encompasses both

Answer 1

Traditional view and Modern molecular biotechnology

Question 2

rDNA is also known as

Answer 2

chimeric DNA

Question 3

_______ DNA has properties of DNA from multiple sources

Answer 3

Chimeric / rDNA

Question 4

Synthetic/modified molecules that mimic natural biological structures/functions are known as

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Molecular analogues

Question 5

Asexual reproduction preserves

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Genetic Information

Question 6

Sexual reproduction promotes

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Variation

Question 7

Traditional hybridization leads to _______ and _______ of undesirable genes

Answer 7

inclusion and multiplication

Question 8

Genetic engineering overcomes the limitations of traditional hybridization by (3)

Answer 8

1. Creation of rDNA
2. Use of gene cloning
3. Gene transfer

Question 9

Making multiple copies of template DNA

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cloning

Question 10

DNA sequence responsible for initiating replication

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ORI

Question 11

Autonomously replicating circular extra chromosomal DNA

Answer 11

Plasmid

Question 12

Plasmid of Salmonella Typhimurium was introduced in host cell of

Answer 12

E.Coli

Question 13

_________ and ____________ accomplished the construction of first rDNA in 1972

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Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer

Question 14

The plasmid of Salmonella typhi conferred

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Antibiotic resistance to it

Question 15

_________ acts as vector to transfer DNA segment

Answer 15

Plasmid DNA