Organisms and Genetic Engineering MCQs

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Q121.
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is caused by the deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT). Cells deficient in HGPRT die in a medium containing which of the following?
Discuss
Answer: (d).Hypoxanthine, thymidine and aminopterin (HAT medium)
Q122.
Presence of wild-type DNA onto the HGPRTโ€“ in the presence of _______ led to DNA uptake and stable transformation.
Discuss
Answer: (b).calcium phosphate
Q123.
Cells deficient in thymidine kinase (TK) are also killed in HAT medium.
Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q124.
Hygromycin is used as a selectable marker in mammalian cultured cells. It is used for ____________
Discuss
Answer: (b).inhibiting protein synthesis
Q125.
Puromycin is a protein synthesis inhibitor. It is conferred by _______ gene.
Discuss
Answer: (c).streptomyces
Q126.
Resistance to bleomycin (zeocin) is used as a selectable marker for mammalian cultured cells and its function is ____________
Discuss
Answer: (a).DNA damaging agent
Q127.
Resistance to methotrexate, which inhibits the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is used as a selectable marker. This enzyme is involved in the synthesis of _____ carbon units and is required for _____ biosynthesis.
Discuss
Answer: (d).one, nucleoside
Q128.
Histidinol dehydrogenase allows synthesis of histidine from exogenous histanol.
Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q129.
Many mammalian cells contain Thymidine Kinase, the mammalian enzyme uses the analogue _____ than does the viral enzyme.
Discuss
Answer: (b).less efficiently
Q130.
A wide range of host cell lines are available and commonly used human cell lines are obtained from ___________
Discuss
Answer: (d).both kidney and lymphoblast from a leukaemia patient