If the goal were to create a plant resistant to an insecticide, which cell-based plant technology would be most effective ?

1. clonal propagation
2. cybridization
3. protoplast fusion
4. mutant selection

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
Level 3: 35%-60%
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Which protein has been produced generating a transgenic sheep that is used for replacement therapy for individuals at risk from emphysema?

1. Plasminogen activator (rPA)
2. α-antitrypsin (ATT)
3. Casein
4. Amyloid precursor proteins
Subtopic:  Transgenic Microbes & Animals |
 91%
Level 1: 80%+
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Consider the following statements :

I: The BCG vaccine is given as a protection against Tuberculosis
II: Oral polio vaccine is being used in the Pulse Polio Immunization programme in India
III: Hepatitis B vaccine is made with the help of recombinant E.Coli
Which of the above statements are true ?

1. I and II only
2. I and III only
3. II and III only
4. I,II and III

Subtopic:  Vaccines |
Level 4: Below 35%
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A genetically engineered micro-organism used successfully in bioremediation of oil spills is a species of:

(1) Pseudomonas

(2) Trichoderma

(3) Xanthomonas

(4) Bacillus

Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications |
Level 3: 35%-60%
NEET - 2007
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Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency?

1. Gene therapy  2. Chemotherapy
3. Immunotherapy 4. Radiation therapy
Subtopic:  Gene Therapy |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2016
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The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by

(1) phosphodiester bonds

(2) covalent bonds

(3) disulphide bridges

(4) hydrogen bonds

 

Subtopic:  Med Applications & Humulin |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2016
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Which part of the tobacco plant is infected by Meloidegyne incognitia?

1. Leaf

2. Stem

3. Root

4. Flower

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2016
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Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for

biosynthesis of

1. vitamin-B

2. omega 3

3. vitamin-C

4. vitamin-A

Subtopic:  Other GM Crops |
 92%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2015
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In Bt cotton, the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to 

1. Alkaline pH of the insect gut
2. acidic pH of the insect gut
3. action of gut microorganisms
4. presence of conversion factors in insect gut
Subtopic:  Bt Crops |
 93%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2015
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A single strand of nucleic acid tagged with a radioactive molecule is called

1. vector

2. selectable marker

3. plasmid

4. probe

 

Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2012
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