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  • Question
  • Maximum size of foreign DNA that can be inserted into an insertion vector is


  • Options
  • A. 35 kb
  • B. 18 kb
  • C. 50 kb
  • D. 27 kb

  • Correct Answer
  • 18 kb 


  • Cloning Vectors problems


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    • 1. Cos site of the cosmids

    • Options
    • A. consists of 12 bases
    • B. helps whole genome in circularization and ligation
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. contains cleavage site
    • Discuss
    • 2. EMBL 3 and EMBL 4 are replacement vectors, which can clone DNA up to

    • Options
    • A. 6-7 kb
    • B. 15-25 kb
    • C. 40-44 kb
    • D. 1-2 kb
    • Discuss
    • 3. Charon vectors are different from EMBL vectors because

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    • A. they have more extensive range of restriction targets with in their polylinkers.
    • B. physical separation of lambda arm from central fragment is required
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. physical separation of lambda arm from central fragment is not required
    • Discuss
    • 4. Cryptic plasmids

    • Options
    • A. do not exhibit any phenotypic trait
    • B. exhibit many phenotypic traits
    • C. exhibit one phenotypic traits
    • D. exhibit antibiotic resistance
    • Discuss
    • 5. Inserted DNA in ? gt 11 can be expressed as

    • Options
    • A. ?-galactosidase fused protein
    • B. free protein in the cytoplasm
    • C. free protein that is secreted out
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Plasmids which are maintained as limited number of copies per cell are known as

    • Options
    • A. stringent plasmids
    • B. relaxed plasmids
    • C. cryptic plasmids
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Conjugative plasmids

    • Options
    • A. exhibit antibiotic resistance
    • B. do not exhibit antibiotic resistance
    • C. carry transfer genes called the tra genes
    • D. do not carry transfer genes
    • Discuss
    • 8. Plasmids which are maintained as multiple copy number per cell are known as

    • Options
    • A. stringent plasmids
    • B. relaxed plasmids
    • C. cryptic plasmids
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Maximum size of foreign DNA that can be inserted into a replacement vector is

    • Options
    • A. 25-30 kb
    • B. 18-20 kb
    • C. 20-25 kb
    • D. 40-50 kb
    • Discuss
    • 10. Select the wrong statement about plasmids?

    • Options
    • A. It is extrachromosomal
    • B. It is double stranded
    • C. Its replication depends upon host cell
    • D. It is closed and circular DNA
    • Discuss


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