πŸ“Š Methods and Techniques in Applied Biology
Q. Which of the following are not valid methods of labelling duplex DNA?
  • (A) 5'-end labelling with polynucleotide kinase
  • (B) 3'-end labelling with polynucleotide kinase
  • (C) 3'-end labelling with terminal transferase
  • (D) Nick translation
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) 3'-end labelling with polynucleotide kinase
πŸ“Š Methods and Techniques in Applied Biology
Q. Restriction endonucleases hydrolyzes polynucleotide from
  • (A) Only the 5' end
  • (B) From either terminal
  • (C) At an internal phosphodiester bond
  • (D) A phosphodiester bond within a specific sequence
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) A phosphodiester bond within a specific sequence
πŸ“Š Methods and Techniques in Applied Biology
Q. Two restriction enzymes A and B have eight and four base pairs as their recognition sites respectively. The ratio of the number of fragments that they will generate on restriction digestion of a genomic DNA of E.coli is approximately
  • (A) 4 : 8
  • (B) 8 : 4
  • (C) 1 : 64
  • (D) 1 : 26
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) 1 : 26
πŸ“Š Methods and Techniques in Applied Biology
Q. Which of the following is a desirable characteristic for a cloning plasmid?
  • (A) A site at which replication can be initiated
  • (B) One or more unique restriction endonuclease sites
  • (C) One or more antibiotic-resistance or drug resistance genes
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
πŸ“Š Methods and Techniques in Applied Biology
Q. Which of the following could not possibly give rise to a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)?
  • (A) A missense mutation within the protein coding region of a gene
  • (B) A silent mutation within the protein coding region of a gene
  • (C) A single base change within the intron sequence of a gene
  • (D) An error in RNA splicing that mistakenly removes an exon during RNA processing
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) An error in RNA splicing that mistakenly removes an exon during RNA processing
πŸ“Š Methods and Techniques in Applied Biology
Q. Which of the following is a semi-continuous fermentation in which only a small amount of substrate is available at the beginning of the process?
  • (A) Feed-back fermentation
  • (B) Fed-batch fermentation
  • (C) Reduced Fermentation
  • (D) None of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Fed-batch fermentation
πŸ“Š Methods and Techniques in Applied Biology
Q. Which statement correctly describes sequential steps in cDNA cloning?
  • (A) Reverse transcription of mRNA, second strand synthesis, cDNA end modification, ligation to vector
  • (B) mRNA preparation, cDNA synthesis using reverse transcription, second strand synthesis using terminal transferase, ligation to vector
  • (C) mRNA synthesis using RNA polymerase, reverse transcription of mRNA, second strand synthesis, ligation to vector
  • (D) Double stranded cDNA synthesis, restriction enzyme digestion, addition of linkers, ligation to vector
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Reverse transcription of mRNA, second strand synthesis, cDNA end modification, ligation to vector

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