Biotechnology in Agriculture
Biotechnology in Agriculture: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Bt Cotton, Biotechnology and its Application, Golden Rice, Transgenic Plants, RNA Interference, Genetically Modified Organisms, Biotechnological Applications in Agriculture and, Pest Resistant Plants
Important Questions on Biotechnology in Agriculture
Choose the mechanism that is used in the tobacco plants that are introduced with nematode-specific using certain vectors.
Identify the cry-genes that control corn borer:
Transgenic tobacco plants are protected against:
Write the full form of the term GMO.
'Bt' in the Bt gene that is used in producing insect-resistant plants refers to 'Biotechnology'.
Which of the followings is/are not the advantages of cloning?
Which of the followings is/are the advantage(s) of GMO?
Silencing of a gene could be achieved through the use of
Golden rice is a variety of rice grown along the Yellow River in China.
A protoxin is
The trigger for activation of the toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis is the acidic pH of the stomach.
Write the name of the toxic protein secreted by Bacillus thuringiensis, Is it TeNT protein or Cry protein?
Which transgenic crop was the first to be approved for commercial cultivation in India?
Bt cotton is not:
_____ gene is found in Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria which code for an insecticidal protein.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a soil bacterium which is widely used for gene transfer.
Flavr savr tomato is a transgenic plant which has shorter shell life.
Examples of wheat variety in India which are high yielding and disease resistant include:
Fill in the blank with the correct word given in the bracket.
Bt gene is found in Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria which code for an insecticidal protein. This gene is also known as _____ (cry/pro) gene.
_____ (RNA interference/Reverse transcription) is a biological mechanism which leads to gene silencing by double-stranded RNA to prevent the expression of specific genes.
