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- Question
Which of the following genetic diseases would be amenable to genetic engineering?
Options- A. Down's syndrome
- B. Muscular dystrophy
- C. Cystic fibrosis
- D. Cri du Chat
- Correct Answer
- Cystic fibrosis
- 1. Isoschizomers recognize
Options- A. same recognition sequence but different recognition site
- B. same recognition site and recognition sequence
- C. same recognition site and different recognition sequence
- D. different recognition site and different recognition sequence Discuss
- 2. Which of the following techniques can be used to determine the defective gene and for developing cancer?
Options- A. Western blot
- B. Southern blot
- C. Northern blot
- D. Eastern blot Discuss
- 3. In gel electrophoresis, DNA molecules migrate from __________ to __________ ends of the gel.
Options- A. negative ... positive
- B. basic ... acidic
- C. long ... short
- D. positive to negative Discuss
- 4. In order to insert a foreign gene into a plasmid, both must __________
Options- A. have identical DNA sequences
- B. originate from the same type of cell
- C. be cut by the same restriction enzyme
- D. be of the same length Discuss
- 5. Plant transformation can be obtained by
Options- A. combining plant and animal cells in culture
- B. shooting DNA into plant cells with a gun
- C. using the E. coli bacterium to infect plant roots
- D. infecting plants with a tobacco mosaic virus Discuss
- 6. First discovered, Type II restriction endonuclease was
Options- A. Hinf I
- B. Eco K
- C. Hind II
- D. EcoRI Discuss
- 7. Some genetic diseases cannot be diagnosed by changes in restriction sites. Some of these can be detected by allele-specific oligonucleotide probes. These are
Options- A. copies of the gene with an altered sequence so that a restriction site is inserted
- B. mutagenized copies of a gene
- C. short sequences that will hybridize only to a specific base sequence
- D. PCR-amplified variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTRs) Discuss
- 8. Which of the following can be diagnosed by amniocentesis?
Options- A. Down's syndrome
- B. Cystic Fibrosis
- C. Sickle cell anemia
- D. All of these Discuss
- 9. The transfer of antibiotic-resistant genes from genetically engineered bacteria to disease-causing bacteria __________ .
Options- A. would be of no concern if it occurred.
- B. has occurred
- C. can never occur
- D. seems unlikely Discuss
- 10. Restriction enzymes are named for
Options- A. the person who discovered
- B. the bacterium they are derived from
- C. the viral DNA that they attack
- D. none of the above Discuss
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Correct Answer: same recognition site and recognition sequence
Correct Answer: Southern blot
Correct Answer: negative ... positive
Correct Answer: be cut by the same restriction enzyme
Correct Answer: shooting DNA into plant cells with a gun
Correct Answer: Hind II
Correct Answer: short sequences that will hybridize only to a specific base sequence
Correct Answer: All of these
Correct Answer: seems unlikely
Correct Answer: the bacterium they are derived from
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