Medicine (AHL)

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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)

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Which of the following feature of a vector is required to identify the transformed cell?

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ELISA is used for:

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The source organisms that possess Taq polymerase are

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

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

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

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What is meant by biopharming?

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Define microarray.

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DNA microarray is a collection of microscopic DNA spots.

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

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Write a note on the pathogen detection by PCR.

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Transferrin is the main calcium transporting protein in the circulation.

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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)

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

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Cloning vectors are called vehicle DNA.

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

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The genetic material of bacteriophage is DNA.

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Which among the following does not help in early diagnosis?

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

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