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Fill in the blank with the correct word given in the bracket.

The full form of SCID is . (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency/Severe Common Immunodeficiency)

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Important Questions on Biotechnology and its Applications

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Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
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The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by:
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Which of the following glucose transporters are insulin-dependent?
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Give the role of:

Tissue growth factor-Beta (TGF-β) in gene therapy.

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Match the following techniques or instruments with their usage:

(a) Bioreactor (i) Separation of DNA fragments
(b) Electrophoresis (ii) Production of large quantities of products
(c) PCR (iii) Detection of pathogen, based on antigen-antibody reaction
(d) ELISA (iv) Amplification of nucleic acids

Select the correct option from following:

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Match the following hormones with the respective disease:
  Column – I   Column – II
(a) Insulin (i) Addison’s disease
(b) Thyroxin (ii) Diabetes insipidus
(c) Corticoids (iii) Acromegaly
(d) Growth Hormone (iv) Goitre
    (v) Diabetes mellitus

Select the correct option
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The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is:
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Match the following columns and select the correct option.

  Column-I   Column-II
(a) Bt cotton (i) Gene therapy
(b) Adenosine deaminase deficiency (ii) Cellular defence
(c) RNAi (iii) Detection of HIV infection
(d) PCR (iv) Bacillus thuringiensis
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Name a peptide hormone which acts mainly on hepatocytes and adipocytes and enhances cellular glucose uptake and utilisation.
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A diabetic individual becomes unconscious after self-administering insulin. What should be done immediately to revive the individual?
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Human insulin contains how many amino acids on B chain?