What Is a Vector

Q.

Name the substrate for the enzyme beta-galactosidase.

Q.

A good vector used in genetic engineering is

1. Agrobacterium tumefaciens

2. Bacillus thuringiensis

3. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

4. Salmonella typhimurium

Q. Plasmid containing penicillinase gene is present in all strains of E. coli.

1. False
2. True

Q. In the process of recombinant DNA technology, the isolated foreign DNA is inserted in to another DNA molecule known as

1. vector
2. GMO
3. Protein vector
4. DNA finger print

Q. Which one of the following is a case of wrong matching?

1. Vector DNA - Site of tRNA synthesis
2. Somatic hybridization - Fusion of two diverse cells
3. Micro propagation - in vitro production of plants in large numbers
4. Callus - Unorganized mass of cells produced in tissue culture

Q. The DNA molecule to which the gene of interest is integrated for cloning is called

1. template
2. carrier
3. transformer
4. vector

Q. Explain the significant role of the gene nucleopolyhedrovirus in an ecological sensitive area.

Q.

is there bacteria outside the earth ?

Q. Microbes found to be very useful in genetic engineering are

1. Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens
2. Vibrio cholerae and a tailed bacteriophage
3. Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp.
4. Crown gall bacterium and Caenorhabditis elegans

Q. Identify the correct sequence of tools used in genetic engineering.

1. Restriction enzymes Ligase Vectors Markers
2. Restriction enzymes Vectors Ligase Markers
3. Markers Restriction enzyme Vectors Ligase
4. Vectors Restriction enzymes Ligase Markers

Q. Which one of the following is a case of wrong matching?

1. Somatic hybridisation - Fusion of two diverse cells
2. Callus - Unorganised mass of cells produced in tissue culture
3. Vector DNA - Site for tRNA synthesis
4. Micropropagation - In vitro production of plants in large numbers

Q. Which one of the following is a case of wrong matching?

1. Somatic hybridization - Fusion of two diverse cells
2. Vector DNA - Site for tRNA synthesis
3. Micropropagation - in vitro production of plants in large numbers
4. Callus - Unorganised mass of cells