Description : Consider the following methods by which gene therapy can be performed: 1. By introducing a new gene into the body 2. By the use of stem cells 3. By delivery of genes using gold nanoparticles The correct methods could be: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein. This protein (a) binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it (b) is coded by several ... pest (d) does not kill the carrier bacterium which is itself resistant to this toxin.
Last Answer : (a) binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it
Description : Transposons are of particular significance because they a. often contain genes for antibiotic resistance. b. inhibit the effects of overlapping genes. c. come in pairs and often are associated with viruses. d. regulate gene transcription in bacterial cells.
Last Answer : a. often contain genes for antibiotic resistance.
Description : Biolistics (gene-gun) is suitable for (a) disarming pathogen vectors (b) transformation of plant cells (c) constructing recombinant DNA by joining with vectors (d) DNA fingerprinting.
Last Answer : (b) transformation of plant cells
Description : If your child had a ”gay gene”, or a sequence of genes leading to gayness, would you leave it unaltered if there was a way to eliminate, or modify it?
Last Answer : I am not perfect and neither are my kids and I would not change a thing.
Description : If 98% of human genes are from the Rhesus monkey gene where do you think the other 2% fit in?
Last Answer : answer:The chimpanzee and human genome diverged 6 million years ago. They have 98% identity and many conserved regulatory regions. Humans and macaques apparently share about 93% of their DNA sequence and shared a common ancestor roughly 25 million years ago. [Source]
Description : How many genes out of a gene pair does a plant that is self pollinated get from each of its parents?
Last Answer : one from each parent out of a gene pair. Because each parentscontributes fifty - fifty percent in the new offspring.
Description : When process adds new genes to a gene pool?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What is each gene is inherited separately of genes of other traits is?
Description : What is A situation in which genes are attached to an organisms sex chromosomes the sex of an organism influences the expression of a gene?
Last Answer : s.e.x linked
Description : Which of the following genes of the E.coli “Lac operon” codes for a constitutive protein? (A) The ‘a’ gene (B) The ‘i’ gene (C) The ‘c’ gene (D) The ‘z’ gene
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Mutations in promoter regions of genes can cause (A) Premature termination of translation (B) Change in reading frame of downstream structural gene (C) Decreased efficiency of transcription (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The coding sequences in lac operon include (A) i gene (B) i gene, operator locus and promoter (C) z, y and a genes (D) i, z, y and a genes
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The enzymes encoded by z, y and a genes of lac operon are inducible, and their inducer is (A) Lactose (B) Allo-lactose (C) Catabolite gene activator protein (D) All of these
Description : Transcription of structural genes of lac operon is prevented by binding of the repressor tetramer to (A) i gene (B) Operator locus (C) Promoter (D) z gene
Description : The regulatory i gene of lac operon (A) Is inhibited by lacotse (B) Is inhibited by its own product, the repressor protein (C) Forms a regulatory protein which increases the expression of downstream structural genes (D) Is constitutively expressed
Description : Lac operon is a cluster of (A) Three structural genes (B) Three structural genes and their promoter (C) A regulatory gene, an operator and a promoter (D) A regulatory gene, an operator, a promoter and three structural genes
Description : Constant segment genes of heavy chains are present in a cluster in which the first gene on side is (A) Alpha (B) Gamma (C) Delta (D) None of these
Description : That genes control heredity through their control on enzyme synthesis and that one gene controls the sythesis of one enzyme - the one gene one enzyme hypothesis — was proposed by (a) Beadle and Tatum (b) Darwin (c) Mendel (d) Morgan
Description : The sum of genes in a population is called – (1) Phenotype (2) Karyotype (3) Genotype (4) Gene pool
Last Answer : (4) Gene pool Explanation: Phenotype refers to a set of observable characteristics of an individual or group resulting from the interaction of its genotype with its environment. Gene pool refers to the stock of different genes in an interbreeding population.
Description : A collection of plants and seed having diverse alleles of all the genes of a crop is called (a) herbarium (b) germplasm (c) gene library (d) genome.
Last Answer : (b) germplasm
Description : Select the incorrect statement. (a) Inbreeding helps in accumulation of superior genes and elimination of undesirable genes. (b) Inbreeding increases homozygosity. (c) Inbreeding is essential to ... any animal. (d) Inbreeding selects harmful recessive gene that reduce fertility and productivity.
Last Answer : (d) Inbreeding selects harmful recessive gene that reduce fertility and productivity.
Description : Match the following genes of the Lac operon with their respective products. (A) i gene (i) b-galactosidase (B) z gene (ii) Permease (C) a gene (iii)Repressor (D) y gene (iv) Transacetylase Select the correct option. (A) (B) (C) ( ... ) (iii) (ii) (iv) (c) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (d) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Last Answer : (a) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Description : Gene and cistron words are sometimes used synonymously because (a) one cistron contains many genes (b) one gene contains many cistrons (c) one gene contains one cistron (d) one gene contains no cistron
Last Answer : (b) one gene contains many cistrons
Description : .The lac operon consists of (a) four regulatory genes only (b) one regulatory gene and three structural genes (c) two regulatory genes and two structural genes (d) three regulatory genes and three structural genes.
Last Answer : (b) one regulatory gene and three structural genes
Last Answer : d) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Description : In the regulation of genes: a. more than 90% of the base sequences in human DNA have not known function b. extrons are the part of the gene that code for amino acids found in the final proteins. c. introns usually begins with the nucleotide sequence GT d. all above
Last Answer : all above
Description : Gene and cistron words are sometimes used synonymously because (a) one cistron contains many genes (b) one gene contains many cistrons (c) one gene contains one cistron (d) one gene contains no cistron.
Last Answer : c) one gene contains one cistron
Description : Transfer of genes (gene flow) in between different species is known as (a) Vertical gene flow (b) Horizontal gene flow (c) Lateral gene flow (d) Side gene flow
Last Answer : (b) Horizontal gene flow
Description : A woman with two genes for haemophilia and one gene for colour blindness on one of the X' chromosomes marries a normal man. How will the progeny be? (a) 50% haemophilic colour-blind sons ... ). (c) All sons and daughters haemophilic and colour- blind. (d) Haemophilic and colour-blind daughters.
Last Answer : (b) 50% haemophilic daughters (carrier) and 50% colour blind daughters (carrier).
Description : A male human is heterozygous for autosomal genes A and B and is also hemizygous for haemophilic gene h. What proportion of his sperms will be abh? (a) 1/8 (b) 1/32 (c) 1/16 (d) 1/4
Last Answer : (a) 1/8
Description : .Match the terms in column I with their description in column II and choose the correct option. Column I Column II A. Dominance (i) Many genes govern a single character B. Co-dominance (ii) In a heterozygous organism only one allele ... (i) (ii) (c) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (d) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Last Answer : (d) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Description : When two genetic loci produce identical phenotypes in cis and trans position, they are considered to be (a) multiple alleles (b) the parts of same gene (c) pseudoalleles (d) different genes
Last Answer : (c) pseudoalleles
Description : Two non-allelic genes produces the new phenotype when present together but fail to do so independently then it is called (a) epistasis (b) polygene (c) non complementary gene (d) complementary gene.
Last Answer : epistasis
Description : Which of the following statements is not true of two genes that show 50% recombination frequency? (a) The gene show independent assortment. (b) If the genes are present on the same chromo- some, they ... every meiosis. (c) The genes may be on different chromosomes. (d) The genes are tightly linked.
Last Answer : (b) If the genes are present on the same chromo- some, they undergo more than one cross-overs in every meiosis.
Description : In a test cross involving F1 dihybrid flies, more parental-type offspring were produced than the recombinant-type offspring. This indicates (a) the two genes are linked and present on the ... two genes are located on two different chromosomes (d) chromosomes failed to separate during meiosis.
Last Answer : (a) the two genes are linked and present on the same chromosome
Description : The frequency of recombination between gene present on the same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes was explained by (a) Sutton Boveri (b) T.H. Morgan (c) Gregor J.Mendel (d) Alfred Sturtevant.
Last Answer : (d) Alfred Sturtevant.
Description : Genomic islands are a. Gene Sequences Not Part Of The Chromosomal Genes. b. Adjacent Gene Sequences Unique To One Or A Few Strains In A Species. c. Acquired By HGT. d. Both B And C Are Correct.
Last Answer : d. Both B And C Are Correct.
Description : Which one of the following is NOT part of an operon? a. Regulatory gene b. Operator c. Promoter d. Structural genes
Last Answer : d. Structural genes
Description : A microarray differs from a gene fusion in that, it A- carries DNA segments from many different genes B- is not constructed by cloning C- gives direct measurement of mRNA level D- all of the above
Last Answer : all of the above
Description : Read the statements given below and identify the incorrect statement. a) The human genome contains 3164.7 million nucleotide bases. b) The average gene consists of 30,000 bp c) The total number of genes is ... . d) Chromosome Y has 231 genes e) Less than 2% of the genome codes for proteins.
Last Answer : d) Chromosome Y has 231 genes
Description : Situations in which one allele for a gene is not completely dominant over another allele for that gene are called a. multiple alleles. b. incomplete dominance. c. polygenic inheritance. d. multiple genes.
Last Answer : b. incomplete dominance.
Description : The type of gene interaction in which the effects of one gene override or mask the effects of other entirely different genes is called: a) linkage b) mutation c) pleitropy (pron: ply-ah-tropy) d) epistasis (pron: eh-pis-te-sis)
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- EPISTASIS
Description : The sum of genes in a population is called (1) Phenotype (2) Karyotype (3) Genotype (4) Gene pool
Last Answer : Gene pool
Description : Bt genes are introduced in cotton against the pest
Last Answer : Ans. Cotton Bollworm
Description : What is a gene gun used for? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : For transformation, micro-particles coated with DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are made up of (a) silver or platinum (b) platinum or zinc (c) silicon or platinum (d) gold or tungsten.
Last Answer : (d) gold or tungsten.
Description : Particle gun method of gene transformation was first used by Klein in — crop. a. Tomato b. Brinjal c. Onion d. Castor
Last Answer : c. Onion
Description : 3. Biolistics (gene gun) is suitable for (a) introducing rDNA into plant cells (b) introducing rDNA into animal cells (c) disarming the pathogen vectors (d) DNA fingerprinting.
Last Answer : 3. (a) introducing rDNA into plant cells
Last Answer : (a) introducing rDNA into plant cells