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Which of the following terms is used to describe the component isolated from a plant, for in vitro culturing in the specific medium?

Synthetic seeds
Embryoid
Callus
Explant
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Nucleic acid segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called

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Which one of the following hydrolyses internal phosphodiester bonds in a polynucleotide chain?

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The enzyme employed for amplification of DNA during PCR is commercially obtained from

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A regulatory body working under MoEF for the release of transgenic crops is

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Cry1 endotoxins obtained from Bacillus Thuringiensis are effective against:

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In genetic engineering, a DNA segment (gene) of interest, is transferred to the host cell through a vector. Consider the following four agents (A-D) in this regard and select the correct option about which one or more of these can be used as a vector/vectors

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(A) A bacterium

(B) Plasmid

(C) Plasmodium

(D) Bacteriophage

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Read the following four statements (A-D) about certain mistakes in two of them

(A) The first transgenic buffalo Rosie produced milk which was human alpha-lactalbumin enriched

(B) Restriction enzymes are used in isolation of DNA from other macro-molecules

(C) Downstream processing is one of the steps of R-DNA technology

(D) Disarmed pathogen vectors are also used in transfer of R-DNA into the host

Which are the two statements having mistakes?

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Cry II Ab and Cry I Ab produce toxins that control

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Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein. This protein

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What is true about Bt toxin?

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