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  • Question
  • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 7. The recombinant hGH lacks

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    • A. terminal glutamine
    • B. terminal lysine
    • C. terminal methionine
    • D. terminal arginine
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss


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