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A pair of chromosomes in fruit fly and humans determine sex. These are referred to as sex chromosomes. What is the name given to other chromosomes?
(a)Allosomes
(b)Autosomes
(c)Heterosomes
(d)Homosomes

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Important Questions on Biotechnology
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Match the organism with its use in biotechnology.
(a) | Bacillus thuringiensis | (i) | Cloning vector |
(b) | Thermus aquaticus | (ii) | Construction of first rDNA molecule |
(c) | Agrobacterium tumefaciens | (iii) | DNA polymerase |
(d) | Salmonella typhimurium | (iv) | Cry proteins |

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Reason (R): and controls the cotton boll worms

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Assertion (A) : Transgenic Golden Rice is rich in Vitamin A and prevents blindness.
Reason (R) : It is obtained from "Taiwan"

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Assertion Bt toxin exists as inactive prototoxin but once an insect ingests the inactive toxin, it is converted into an active form of toxin.
Reason Protoxin gets activated in insect gut due to the acidic in the gut, which solubilises the protein crystals.
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'Legal Positivism' theory was developed by

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To conduct detailed study into disease causing organism in livestock, Biosafety laboratory has been setup in India in:
1. Ludhiana
2. Bengaluru
3. Anand
4. Allahabad

