Medicine (AHL)
Medicine (AHL): Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as ELISA, Cloning Vectors, Mechanism of PCR, Biopharming, Transferrin Receptor, Pathogen Detection and, DNA Microarray
Important Questions on Medicine (AHL)
Which of the following feature of a vector is required to identify the transformed cell?


The source organisms that possess Taq polymerase are

In which of the following technique the bacterium Thermus aquatics is used:

Colonies of recombinant bacteria appear white in contrast to non-recombinant bacteria because of

The genes (a) ori, (b) ampR and (c) rop are associated with which of the following vectors:

What is meant by biopharming?


DNA microarray is a collection of microscopic DNA spots.

Which of the following is not a method for pathogen detection?

Write a note on the pathogen detection by PCR.

Transferrin is the main calcium transporting protein in the circulation.

Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the bracket.
_____ is the main iron transporting protein in the circulation. (Transferrin, immunoglobulin, prothrombin, and fibrinogen)

Give the full form of ELISA, whether it is Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay or Enzyme linked insulin assay.

Cloning vectors are called vehicle DNA.

The plasmid is extracted from bacteria that can be used to cut DNA at specific locations.

The genetic material of bacteriophage is DNA.

Which among the following does not help in early diagnosis?

The source of Taq polymerase used in PCR is a halophilic bacterium.

Vectors that are constructed by combining a certain sequence of plasmid and 'cos' site of phage lambda called:
