Biotechnology and its Disciplines
Biotechnology and its Disciplines: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Biotechnology—Principles and Processes, and Biotechnology.
Important Questions on Biotechnology and its Disciplines
The controlled use of biological agents, such as live organisms or enzymes from organisms to produce products useful to humans is called _____ (Biotechnology/Molecular biology).

MRI technique works on the principle of _____ magnetic resonance.

A two-dimensional image of any part of the body or tissues are obtained in MRI technique.

MRI is a less expensive technique and it is less useful than CT scan.

MRI technique works on the principle of _____ magnetic resonance.

A two-dimensional image of any part of the body or tissues are obtained in MRI technique.

A, B and C are transformed host cells with r-DNA made up of pBR322. A has foreign DNA inserted at BamH1 site, B has foreign DNA inserted at PvuII and C has DNA inserted in LacZ. When they are grown on media for selection which of the following changes observed are incorrect.
A) C transformant produces blue coloured colonies
B) C transformant colonies do not produce blue colour
C) A transformant survive on the medium containing ampicillin and B survive on tetracycline containing medium
D) Due to insertional inactivation, A survive on tetracycline containing medium and B survive on medium with ampicillin.

Choose the correct statements.
A) If any protein encoding gene is expressed in a heterologous host then it is called recombinant protein.
B) With the presence of insertional inactivation of the -galactosidase, the colonies which do not produce blue colour are called recombinant colonies.
C) The origin of replication sequence act as closing site.
D) Palindromic nucleotide sequence of DNA is identified by exonucleases.

The subject dealing with techniques of using live organisms or enzymes from organisms to produce products and processes useful to man is called

Define biotechnology.

The controlled use of biological agents, such as microorganisms, plants or animals cells, for benefits is called

When and where first time word “biotechnology'' was used?

Which of the following processes and techniques are included under biotechnology?
A. Silencing of the gene to develop pest-resistant plants.
B. Synthesizing gene and using it.
C. Developing a DNA vaccine.
D. Correcting a defective gene.
