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Involvement of sugarcane phytoalexins in red-hot resistance has been observed. The phytoalexin compound is reported to be
Options
A. 3-deoxyanthocyanidin
B. luteolinidin
C. apigeninidin
D. 5-0 apigeninidin
Correct Answer
3-deoxyanthocyanidin
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1. M 13 is an example of
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A. filamentous phage
B. single stranded DNA vector
C. both (a) and (b)
D. plasmid
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
2. Which of the following is true about T DNA?
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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
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Correct Answer: Integration of T DNA can occur at many different, apparently random, sites in the plant nuclear DNA
3. Which of the following enzyme is used to covalently bond foreign DNA to a vector plasmid?
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A. DNA polymerase
B. Restriction endonuclease
C. DNA ligase
D. DNA helicase
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Correct Answer: DNA ligase
4.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
is
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A. a disease in humans that causes loss of sight
B. a bacterium that can be used to introduce DNA into plants
C. a fungi that is used to produce antibiotics in large amounts
D. a disease in humans that causes loss of weight
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Correct Answer: a bacterium that can be used to introduce DNA into plants
5. How is human insulin synthesized using recombinant DNA technology?
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A. By using chemically synthesized DNA sequences for the two chains separately
B. By isolating DNA from the islets of Langerhans of pancreas
C. By using cDNA for insulin
D. By using chemically synthesized DNA sequences for the complete insulin protein
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Correct Answer: By using chemically synthesized DNA sequences for the two chains separately
6. The two chains are joined together to constitute native insulin using
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A. sodium dissulphonate and sodium sulphite
B. sodium dissulphonate and sodium sulphate
C. sodium sulphate and sodium sulphite
D. sodium sulphate only
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Correct Answer: sodium dissulphonate and sodium sulphite
7. The recombinant hGH lacks
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A. terminal glutamine
B. terminal lysine
C. terminal methionine
D. terminal arginine
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Correct Answer: terminal methionine
8. "The universe tends towards maximum disorder" is stated by
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A. first law of thermodynamics
B. second law of thermodynamics
C. third law of thermodynamics
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: second law of thermodynamics
9. Which of the following observations is not used as evidence to support the concept of endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts and mitochondria?
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A. Both have their own DNA
B. Both have their own ribosomes
C. Both strongly resemble prokaryotes, especially in size
D. Both can live and function independently of the cell
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Correct Answer: Both can live and function independently of the cell
10. Which of the following statements about mitochondrial proteins is true?
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A. All mitochondrial proteins are coded for and synthesized in the mitochondria
B. Some mitochondrial proteins are coded for and synthesized in the mitochondria and others
C. All mitochondrial proteins are imported from the cytoplasm
D. Mitochondrial proteins arise from other mitochondrial proteins
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Correct Answer: Some mitochondrial proteins are coded for and synthesized in the mitochondria and others
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