| (a) | Agarose is a natural polymer obtained from sea-weed. |
| (b) | The separation of DNA molecules in agarose-gel electrophoresis depends on the size of DNA. |
| (c) | The DNA migrates from negatively-charged electrode to the positively-charged electrode. |
| (d) | The DNA migrates from positively-charged electrode to the negatively-charged electrode. |
| 1. | (a) and (b) only | 2. | (a), (b) and (c) only |
| 3. | (a), (b) and (d) only | 4. | (b), (c) and (d) only |
| 1. | Cosmids | 2. | Plasmids |
| 3. | Nucleus | 4. | Nucleoid |
| Statement (A): | In gel electrophoresis, the most commonly used matrix is agar. |
| Statement (B): | Agar is a natural polymer extracted from sea weeds. |
| 1. | Both statements (A) and (B) are correct |
| 2. | Both statements (A) and (B) are incorrect |
| 3. | Only statement (A) is correct |
| 4. | Only statement (B) is correct |
| a. | They float freely in the cytoplasm of certain bacterial cells. |
| b. | They have the ability to replicate, independent of the genomic DNA. |
| c. | Herbert Boyer developed a method of removing and reinserting them in the cells. |
| d. | They are circular ssDNA molecules. |
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| 1. | Reverse transcriptase | (i) | Forms phosphodiester bonds |
| 2. | Taq polymerase | (ii) | cDNA library |
| 3. | Alkaline phosphatase | (iii) | Breaks phosphodiester bonds |
| 4. | Restriction endonuclease | (iv) | Used in ELISA |