| 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 |
| 1. | The cutting of DNA by restriction endonucleases results in fragments of DNA and these fragments can be separated by this technique. |
| 2. | The most commonly used matrix is agarose which is a natural polymer extracted from seaweeds. |
| 3. | The DNA fragments resolve according to their size. Hence, the larger the fragment size, the farther it moves. |
| 4. | The separated DNA fragments can be visualised only after staining the DNA with a compound known as ethidium bromide. |
| 1. | Bioprocess engineering | – | Maintenance of sterile ambience |
| 2. | Genetic engineering | – | Alteration of genetic material |
| 3. | Downstream processing | – | Biosynthetic stage |
| 4. | Biosynthetic stage | – | Culturing of recombinant host cells |