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What is the purpose of restriction enzymes used in genetic engineering?
(a)Restricts the protein synthesis in cells
(b)Cuts DNA at specific base sequence
(c)Degrade harmful proteins
(d)Join different DNA fragments

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Important Questions on Science & Technology
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1. Golden rice is vitamin-A rich.
2. Replacement of faulty gene by normal gene is called gene therapy.
3. Transgenic organism carrying introduced foreign gene also called genetically modified organism.
Which of the statements given above are true?

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1. Monoclonal antibodies produced in lab by hybridoma technology.
2. Hybridoma technology invented by Kohler and Milstein.
3. Hybridoma formed by mixing myeloma (cancerous) cells and B-lymphocytes.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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1. Restriction endonucleases (molecular scissors) are discovered by Nathan and Smith.
2. Restriction endonucleases are used to cut plasmid and foreign DNA.
3. Plasmids are vectors or vehicles in gene transfer.
4. Recombinant DNA technology given by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Reason (R) Vector is a tool that carries a foreign DNA molecule to the living cell.

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1. Antibiotic resistance in microorganisms present in alimentary canal.
2. Allergic reaction.
3. Toxicity
Which of the above risk(s) is/are associated with genetically modified food?

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1. Noori is the world's first cloned Pashmina goat.
2. It was developed by the scientists at the Sher-e-kashmir Agriculture University for Science and Technology on March 9, 2012.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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Lower India's dependence on fossil oil.
Reduce fuel import bill.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
