Description : 31. The BamH I restriction site of the cloning vector pBR322 is situated on ... b) rop gene b) ampicillin resistant gene c) ori gene d) tetracycline resistant gene
Last Answer : d) tetracycline resistant gene
Description : 11. The BamH I restriction site of the cloning vector pBR322 is situated on ... a) rop gene b) ampicillin resistant gene c) ori gene d) tetracycline resistant gene
Description : Which of the following is commonly used as a vector for introducing a DNA fragment in human lymphocytes? (a) Retrovirus (b) Ti plasmid (c) λ phage (d) pBR322
Last Answer : (a) Retrovirus
Description : Prolonged oral therapy with the following antibiotic can damage intestinal villi resulting in statorrhoea and loose motions (a) Ampicillin (b) Tetracycline (c) Neomycin (d) Nystatin
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : A 19-year-old woman with recurrent sinusitis has been treated with different antibiotics on several occasions. During the course of one such treatment she developed a severe diarrhea and was hospitalized. ... difficile? (a) Ampicillin (b) Cefazolin (c) Clindamycin (d) Metonidazole (e) Tetracycline
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : Prolonged oral therapy with the following antibiotic can damage intestinal villi resulting in steatorrhoea and loose motions: A. Ampicillin B. Tetracycline C. Neomycin D. Nystatin
Last Answer : C. Neomycin
Description : A child presented with polyuria, weakness and fever. On the basis of investigations he was labelled to be suffering from Fancony syndrome. A history of taking some old left over antibiotic ... What could have been the antibiotic: A. Tetracycline B. Chloramphenicol C. Ampicillin D. Cephalexi
Last Answer : A. Tetracycline
Description : 2 Which antibiotic is primarily bacteriostatic but becomes bactericidal at higher concentrations: A. Erythromycin B. Tetracycline C. Chloramphenicol D. Ampicillin
Last Answer : A. Erythromycin Although erythromycin is primarily bacteriostatic, it is bactericidal at high concentrations for some Gram-positive species, such as group A streptococci and pneumococci
Description : Plasmid has been used as vector because (a) it is circular DNA which have capacity to join to eukaryotic DNA (b) it can move between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells (c) both ends show replication (d) it has antibiotic resistance gene.
Last Answer : (a) it is circular DNA which have capacity to join to eukaryotic DNA
Description : Antibiotic resistance gene in a plasmid cloning vector -Biology
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Description : Antibiotic resistance gene in plasmid -Biology
Description : The linking of antibiotic resistance gene with the plasmid vector became possible with (a) DNA polymerase (b) exonucleases (c) DNA ligase (d) endonucleases.
Last Answer : (c) DNA ligase
Description : The given figure is the diagrammatic representation of the E. coli vector pBR322. Which one of the given options correctly identifies its certain component(s)? Bam H1 Sal 1 Pvu II rop ... reduced osmotic pressure (c) HindIII, EcoRI - selectable markers (d) ampR, tetR-antibiotic resistance genes
Last Answer : (d) ampR, tetR–antibiotic resistance genes
Description : Which one of the following vectors is used to replace the defective gene in gene therapy? (a) Adenovirus (b) Cosmid (c) Ri plasmid (d) Ti plasmid
Last Answer : (a) Adenovirus
Description : The process of replication in plasmid DNA, other than initiation, is controlled by (a) mitochondrial gene (b) plasmid gene (c) bacterial gene (d) none of these.
Last Answer : c) bacterial gene
Description : In genetic engineering, a DNA segment (gene) of interest, is transferred to the host cell through a vector. Consider the following four agents (i-iv) in this regard and select the correct option about which one or more of these ... ii) and (iv) (b) (i) only (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
Last Answer : (d) (ii) and (iv)
Description : A gene whose expression helps to identify transformed cell is known as (a) vector (b) plasmid (c) structural gene (d) selectable marker.
Last Answer : (d) selectable marker.
Description : n bacteria, plasmid is (a) extra chromosomal material (b) main DNA (c) non functional DNA (d) repetitive gene.
Last Answer : (a) extra chromosomal material
Description : In bacteria, plasmid is (a) extra chromosomal material (b) main DNA (c) non functional DNA (d) repetitive gene.
Description : Which of the following defines an open reading frame (ORF)? A.A sequence of genome in bacteriophage B.The sequence of a complete genome C.A plasmid vector used in genome sequencing D.A possible gene predicted by DNA sequencing
Last Answer : D.A possible gene predicted by DNA sequencing
Description : Which of the following defines an open reading frame (ORF)? A- .A sequence of genome in bacteriophage B- The sequence of a complete genome C- A plasmid vector used in genome sequencing D- .A possible gene predicted by DNA sequencing
Last Answer : .A possible gene predicted by DNA sequencing
Description : When composite transposons are formed A- a small deletion occurs in the transposase gene of an IS element B- a small deletion occurs in the transposase gene of an IS element and plasmid is ... a plasmid D- two IS elements integrate into a chromosome with only a small distance separating them
Last Answer : two IS elements integrate into a chromosome with only a small distance separating them
Description : 7. In a recombinant DNA technology a plasmid vector must be cleaved by a) the same enzyme that leaves the donor gene b) modified DNA ligase c) a heated alkaline solution d) four separate enzymes
Last Answer : a) the same enzyme that leaves the donor gene
Description : A gene whose expression helps to identify transformed cell is known as : (1) Vector (2) Plasmid (3) Structural gene (4) Selectable marker
Last Answer : 4) Selectable marker
Description : Unidirectional tandem gene arrays are significant in ________ a. Increase in recombinant gene product with increasing plasmid number. b. Increase in recombinant gene product without increasing plasmid ... increasing plasmid numbers. d. Decrease in strong promotor with increase in plasmid number
Last Answer : b. Increase in recombinant gene product without increasing plasmid number.
Description : In pKO1 plasmid, galactose kinase gene is a reporter gene which lacks ___________ gene. a. Initiation codon b. Promoter c. Activator d. Termination
Last Answer : b. Promoter
Description : Multiple antibiotic resistance is mediated by a. Episome b. Plasmid c. Colplasmid d. Both b and c
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : The main difference between a self-transmissible and a mobilizableplasmidis that the selftransmissible plasmid A- transfers both strands of the plasmid DNA B- carries genes encoding the mating apparatus C- transfers antibiotic resistance genes D- usually has a transposon inserted into it
Last Answer : carries genes encoding the mating apparatus
Description : Beta - lactamase production by strains of Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Neissera gonorrhoeae confers resistance against penicillin G.which one of the following antibiotics is most likely to be ... ? (a) Ampicillin (b) Ceftriaxone (c) Clindamycin (d) Gentamicin (e) Piperacillin
Description : Bacteria develop tetracycline resistance by the following mechanisms except: A. Losing tetracycline concentrating mechanisms B. Elaborating tetracycline inactivating enzyme C. Synthesizing a protection protein' ... the target site D. Actively pumping out tetracycline that has entered the cell
Last Answer : B. Elaborating tetracycline inactivating enzym
Description : The most important mechanism of bacterial resistance to an aminoglycoside antibiotic is (a) Plasmid mediated acquisition of aminoglycoside conjugating enzyme (b) Mutational acquisition of aminoglycoside ... affinity of ribosomal protein for the antibiotic (d) Mutational loss of porin channels
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : The most important mechanism by which gram negative bacilli acquire chloramphenicol resistance is (a) Decreased permeability into the bacterial cell (b) Acquisition of a plasmid encoded ... bacterial ribosome for chloramphenicol (d) Switching over from ribosomal to mitochondrial protein synthesis
Description : A plasmid carries _____. a. Nonessential Genes b. Resistance Factors c. Genes For Toxins d. all the above
Last Answer : d. all the above
Description : The plasmid-mediated properties is/are A.fermentation of lactose B.production of enterotoxin C.resistance to antibiotics D.all of these
Last Answer : D.all of these
Description : The plasmid-mediated properties is/are A- fermentation of lactose B- production of enterotoxin C- resistance to antibiotics D- all of these
Last Answer : all of these
Description : The most important mechanism by which gram negative bacilli acquire chloramphenicol resistance is: A. Decreased permeability into the bacterial cell B. Acquisition of a plasmid encoded ... the bacterial ribosome for chloramphenicol D. Switching over from ribosomal to mitochondrial protein synthesi
Last Answer : B. Acquisition of a plasmid encoded for chloramphenicol acetyl transferas
Description : The most common mechanism of development of resistance to fluoroquinolones is: A. Chromosomal mutation altering affinity of target site B. Plasmid transfer C. Acquisition of drug destroying enzyme D. Acquisition of alternative metabolic pathway
Last Answer : A. Chromosomal mutation altering affinity of target site
Description : A cosmid is a (A) Large bacterial plasmid (B) Viral plasmid (C) Hybrid of plasmid and phage (D) Yeast plasmid
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which of the following may be used as a cloning vector? (A) Prokaryotic plasmid(B) Lambda phage (C) Cosmid (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : A plasmid is a (A) Single stranded linear DNA (B) Single stranded circular DNA (C) Double stranded linear DNA (D) Double stranded circular DNA
Description : All of the following may be used as expression vectors except (A) Plasmid (B) Bacteriophage (C) Baculovirus (D) E. coli
Description : Highest incidence of antibiotic associated pseudo membranous enterocolitis has been noted with the use of (a) Ampicillin (b) Chloramphenicol (c) Vancomycin (d) Clindamycin
Description : An aminoglycoside antibiotic should not be used concurrently with the following drug (a) Ampicillin (b) Vancomycin (c) Ciprofloxacin (d) Rifampin
Description : Amoxicillin is inferior to ampicillin for the treatment of the following infection (a) Typhoid (b) Shigella enteritis (c) Subacute bacterial endocarditis (d) Gonorrhoea
Description : The most frequent side effect of oral ampicillin is (a) Nausea and vomiting (b) Loose motions (c) Constipation (d) Urticaria
Description : Which of the following is not a semisynthetic penicillin ? (a) Procaine penicillin (b) Ampicillin (c) Cloxacillin (d) Carbenicillin
Description : If a patient gives history of urticaria, itching and swelling of lips following injection of penicillin G, then (a) He will develop similar reaction whenever penicillin is injected ( ... oral phenoxymethyl penicillin safely (d) All natural and semisynthetic penicillins are contraindicated for him
Description : Currently the drug of choice for emperic treatment of typhoid fever is (a) Chloramphenicol (b) Cotrimoxaxole (c) Ciprofloxacin (d) Ampicillin
Description : A woman has an upper respiratory infection. Six years ago, she experienced an episode of bronchospasm follwing penicillin V therapy. The cultures now reveal a strain of streptococcus pneumoniae that is ... ? (a) Amoxicillin/clavulanate (b) Erythromycin (c) Ampicillin (d) cefaclor (e) Cyclacillin