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- Question
Expression of antisense RNA in transgenic plants is a general method used to
Options- A. activate the expression of all genes in a biochemical pathway
- B. eliminate the expression of all genes in a biochemical pathway
- C. block the expression of virus coat protein genes
- D. reduce or eliminate the expression of individual genes
- Correct Answer
- reduce or eliminate the expression of individual genes
- 1. Which tropical fruit crop has been successfully engineered to be protected against a lethal virus?
Options- A. Passion fruit
- B. Papaya
- C. Mango
- D. Lychee Discuss
- 2. In a __________ protocol, bacteria with engineered abilities to detoxify pollutants are intentionally released in an area.
Options- A. microcosm establishment
- B. mibridization
- C. bioremediation
- D. rhizosecretion Discuss
- 3. The first transgenic plants expressing engineered foreign genes were tobacco plants produced by the use of
Options- A. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
- B. Bacillus thuringiensis
- C. Arabidopsis thaliana
- D. Streptomyces hygroscopicus Discuss
- 4. Which of the following genes can be used for making resistances against viral infection?
Options- A. Genes for capsid protein
- B. Gene for nucleocapsid protein
- C. Satellite RNA
- D. All of these Discuss
- 5. Which cell-based plant technology involves the combining of two cells without cell walls from different species?
Options- A. Clonal propagation
- B. Cybridization
- C. Protoplast fusion
- D. Mutant selection Discuss
- 6. Plants containing genes encoding cytokines and blood clotting factors are used in
Options- A. nutrition improvement
- B. pharmaceutical production
- C. vaccine production
- D. textile production Discuss
- 7. Which of the following metabolites are implicated in stress tolerance?
Options- A. Proline
- B. Betaines
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. Citrate Discuss
- 8. Given the DNA sequence ATTAAGGC, which sequence would be used by researchers as an antisense molecule?
Options- A. AUUAAGGC
- B. UAAUUCCG
- C. CGGAATTA
- D. TAATTCCG Discuss
- 9. Metabolic interference is a term used to describe a method to metabolize a compound and prevent the synthesis of something that is normally produced. What compound(s) have been targeted for metabolic interference in tomato?
Options- A. ACC (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid)
- B. SAM (S-adenosylmethionine)
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. AOA (aminooxyacetic acid) Discuss
- 10. Antisense transgenic plants produced fruit that softened
Options- A. more slowly than the normal fruit
- B. more rapidly than the normal fruit
- C. as the normal fruits
- D. none of these Discuss
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Correct Answer: Papaya
Correct Answer: bioremediation
Correct Answer: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Correct Answer: All of these
Correct Answer: Protoplast fusion
Correct Answer: pharmaceutical production
Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: AUUAAGGC
Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: more slowly than the normal fruit
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