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Which one of the following also acts as a catalyst in a bacterial cell?

• sn RNA

• hn RNA

• 23 S rRNA

• 23 S rRNA

Silencing of mRNA has been used in producing transgenic plants resistant to

• bollworms

• nematodes

• White rusts

• White rusts

The unequivocal proof of DNA as the genetic material came from the studies on a 

• bacterium

• fungus

• viroid

• viroid

Which one of the following techniques made it possible to genetically engineer living organism

• Recombinant DNA techniques

• X -ray diffraction

• Heavier isotope labelling

• Heavier isotope labelling

Which one of the following is used as a vector for cloning the gene into higher organisms?

• Baculovirus

• Salmonella typhimurium

• Rhizopus nigricans

• Rhizopus nigricans

The one aspect which is not a salient feature of genetic code is its being

• degenerate

• ambiguous

• universal

• universal

Which one of the following palindromic base sequences in DNA can be easily cut at about the middle be some particular restriction enzyme?

• 5'-CGTTCG -3'
  3'-ATCCTA-5'

• 5'-GATATG-3'
  3'-CTACTA-5'
  
  

• 5'-GAATTC-3'
  3'CTTAAG-5'

• 5'-GAATTC-3'
  3'CTTAAG-5'

DNA and RNA segment tagged wit  a radioactive molecule is called

• vector

• probe

• clone

• clone

Genetic engineering has been successfully used for producing

• transgenic mice for testing safety to polio vaccine before use in humans

• transgenic models for studying new treatments for certain cardiac diseases

• transgenic cow -Rosie which produces high-fat milk for making ghee

• transgenic cow -Rosie which produces high-fat milk for making ghee

Satellite DNA is useful tool in 

• Organ transplantation

• sex determination

• forensic science

• forensic science