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  • Question
  • Intermediate vectors containing T-DNA are conjugation deficient. Thus conjugation is mediated in presence of which of the following plasmid?


  • Options
  • A. pRK 2013
  • B. pRN 3
  • C. either (a) or (b)
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • either (a) or (b) 


  • Gene Transfer in Plants problems


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    • 1. Which of the following is not true about the helper plasmids?

    • Options
    • A. These can replicate in Agrobacterium
    • B. These help in the mediating conjugation of intermediate vectors
    • C. These can't replicate in Agrobacterium
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Microprojectile method of gene transfer in plants involves delivery of DNA

    • Options
    • A. with the help of micromanipulator
    • B. with the help of bolistics
    • C. with the help of needles
    • D. any of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Co-integrating transformation vectors must include a region of homology in

    • Options
    • A. the vector plasmid
    • B. the Ti-plasmid
    • C. between vector plasmid and Ti-plasmid
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a

    • Options
    • A. gram (+) bacteria
    • B. gram (-) bacteria
    • C. a fungi
    • D. a yeast
    • Discuss
    • 5. Opines are

    • Options
    • A. amino acid derivatives found in tumor tissues
    • B. amino acid derivatives found in normal tissues
    • C. amino acid derivatives found in both normal as well as tumor tissues
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Microinjection involves

    • Options
    • A. injection of large amount of DNA
    • B. injection of DNA into bigger cells
    • C. injection with needle having diameter greater than cell diameter
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following is true about T DNA?

    • Options
    • A. Integration of T DNA can occur at many different, apparently random, sites in the plant nuclear DNA
    • B. Integration of T DNA occurs only at one specific sites in the plant nuclear DNA
    • C. Integration of T DNA occurs at two specific sites in the plant nuclear DNA
    • D. Integration of T DNA occurs at one site that may be random in the plant nuclear DNA
    • Discuss
    • 8. Virulent strains of Agrobacterium contain large Ti-plasmids, which are responsible for the DNA transfer and subsequent disease symptoms. It has been shown that Ti-plasmids contain

    • Options
    • A. one set of sequence necessary for gene transfer
    • B. two sets of sequence necessary for gene transfer
    • C. three sets of sequence necessary for gene transfer
    • D. four sets of sequence necessary for gene transfer
    • Discuss
    • 9. Because of large size of Ti-plasmid, intermediate vectors (IV) are developed in which T DNA has been subcloned into

    • Options
    • A. pBR 322 based plasmid vector
    • B. pRK 2013
    • C. pRN 3
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following plant signal molecules regulate the expression of vir B, C, D and E in case of tobacco?

    • Options
    • A. Acetosyringone
    • B. ?-hydroxy syringone
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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