Transgenic Animals

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Transgenic Animals: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Transgenic Animals and Transgenesis

Important Questions on Transgenic Animals

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The name of the first transgenic cow was:

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α-1 Antitrypsin is

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First transgenic cow 'Rosie' produced which type of human-protein enriched milk?

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Select the correct statement –

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Transgenic models exist for all of the following disease except -

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Production of α-1-antitrypsin as biological product is helpful in treatment of:

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Match the columns -

  Column A   Column B
A Gene modification 1 Vitamin A enriched rice
B Gene therapy 2 Chemical safety testing
C Transgenic animals 3 ADA deficiency treatment
D Bt toxin 4 Cry gene

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Which of the following is a not a benefit of using transgenic animal or organisms?

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Write the significance of transgenesis.

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Define transgenesis.

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Cows producing human protein-enriched milk is possible due to the _____ (transgenesis/parthenogenesis).

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The cancer disease has been experimented on transgenic animal.

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Dolly, the sheep was obtained by a technique known as 

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Study the following statements
I) Programmed death of cells is called apoptosis.
II) p53 is called guardian angel of cells genome.
III) Transgenic cow Rosie produced milk containing α -1 antitrypsin.
IV) Nitrosamines are non-carcinogenic.

Among the above, the incorrect statements are

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Read the following statements and identify the correct ones.
A) The milk of transgenic cow Rosie contains α-1 antitrypsin.
B) Cancer patients are given alpha interferons to destroy tumours.
C) Attenuated whole agent vaccines act against typhoid.
D) If the apoptosis pathway is damaged the cell dies.

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Study the following statements:
I. α-1 antitrypsin used to treat emphysema can be produced from transgenic animals.
II. Milk of the first transgenic cow, Rosie contains α- lactalbumin.
III. First clinical gene therapy was given to a four-year-old girl with phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency.
IV. p53 protein promotes the development and growth of tumors.

Among the above, the correct statements are

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First transgenic cow with human alpha-lactalbumin gene is

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Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option of the following:

  Column–I    Column–II
(i) Transgenic tobacco (A) Vitamin A
(ii) Golden rice (B) Alpha-lactalbumin
(iii) Transgenic Rosie cow (C) Pest resistant variety
(iv) Transgenic animals (D) Alpha-1-antitrypsin

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'Rosie', a transgenic cow, is known to produce a type of milk which has all the following characteristics, except it

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Which of the following is not the application of transgenic animals?