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Match column I containing transgenic organisms with their specific characteristics in column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
  column I   column II
(a) Golden rice (i) Protein-enriched
(b) Bt cotton (ii) Increased shelf life
(c) Flavr Savr (iii) Enriched with vitamin A
(d) Rosie cow (iv) High yield and pest resistant

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Important Questions on Biotechnology and Its Applications

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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
  column I   column II
(a) α -1-antitrypsin (i) AIDS
(b) Transposon (ii) Gene therapy
(c) ELISA (iii) Emphysema
(d) Retroviral vector (iv) Mobile genetic element
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Select the correct statement among the following:
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Select the correct options to fill up the blanks.
(i) _____ enzyme is crucial for the immune system to function and its absence is caused by the deletion of a gene.
(ii) Insulin consists of _____ and _____ that are linked together by _____.
(iii) Transgenic mice are being used to test the safety of the _____.
(iv) _____ involves silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule that binds to and prevents translation of the mRNA.
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When gene targeting involving gene amplification is attempted in an individual's tissue to treat disease, it is known as:
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With regard to insulin choose correct options.

(a) C-peptide is not present in mature insulin.

(b) The insulin produced by rDNA technology has C-peptide.

(c) The pro-insulin has C-peptide.

(d) A-peptide and B-peptide of insulin are interconnected by disulphide bridges.

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A doctor while operating on an HIV (+)ve patient accidentally cuts himself with a scalpel. Suspecting himself to have contracted the virus which test will he take to rule out/confirm his suspicion?
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate options:

(i) __A__ is removed during the processing of proinsulin to insulin.

(ii) The exploitation of bioresources without proper authorization is called __B__.

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Read the following statements:

(i) Agrobacterium tumefaciens infects the roots of the tobacco plant.
(ii) Enzymes present in the saliva of insects convert the inactive form of Bt toxin into an active form.
(iii) Bt corn has been made resistant to corn borer by introducing the crylAc gene.
(iv) Foods derived from transgenic crops are called GM foods.

Which of these statements are correct?