Organisms and Genetic Engineering MCQs

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Q141.
Vaccinia virus produces its own ______ which is functional in _____ of infected cells where the virus also replicates.

a.

DNA polymerase, nucleus

b.

DNA polymerase, cytoplasm

c.

RNA polymerase, cytoplasm

d.

RNA polymerase, nucleus

Discuss
Answer: (c).RNA polymerase, cytoplasm
Q142.
It is beneficial to use retrovirus for genetic manipulation of cells in the culture.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q143.
LNSX is a retrovirus and is combined with ______ in order to create a shuttle vector.

a.

eukaryotic plasmid

b.

prokaryotic plasmid

c.

either eukaryotic or prokaryotic plasmid

d.

yeast plasmid

Discuss
Answer: (b).prokaryotic plasmid
Q144.
The retroviral transfected DNA is infected into mammalian cells by helper retrovirus. Helper retrovirus should not be packaged and the method adopted for this is?

a.

Deletion of the packaging signal in the helper genome

b.

Deletion of multiple parts of the helper genome

c.

Division of the helper genome into several pieces

d.

All of the mentioned

Discuss
Answer: (d).All of the mentioned
Q145.
Choose the incorrect statement in respect to MACs.

a.

They are mammalian or human artificial chromosomes

b.

Large stretches of DNA (in excess of 100 kb) can be inserted

c.

A selectable marker is required

d.

It can be maintained for long term

Discuss
Answer: (c).A selectable marker is required
Q146.
Centromere is the most important component of the human artificial chromosome. It is constructed from tandemly repeated copies of 171 bp of ______ DNA sequence.

a.

alpha satellite

b.

beta satellite

c.

satellite 2

d.

satellite 1

Discuss
Answer: (a).alpha satellite
Q147.
Constitutive promoters are majorly obtained from ________

a.

fungi

b.

bacteria

c.

mammalian cells

d.

viral cells

Discuss
Answer: (d).viral cells
Q148.
In naturally occurring bacterial systems, tetracycline binding repressor protein binds in the _____ of tetracycline to the control sequence and _______ transcription.

a.

presence, activates

b.

absence, activates

c.

absence, inactivates

d.

presence, inactivates

Discuss
Answer: (c).absence, inactivates
Q149.
Tetracycline binding repressor protein when fused to transcription activator protein from herpes simple virus, then it is called as transactivator protein (tTA).

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q150.
Expression of tTA gene is ________ by doxycycline which is _______ analogue.

a.

activated, tetracycline

b.

inactivated, chloramphenicol

c.

activated, chloramphenicol

d.

inactivated, tetracycline

Discuss
Answer: (d).inactivated, tetracycline
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