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What are transgenic animals? Explain any four ways in which such animals can be beneficial to humans.

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What is ADA deficiency? Describe three methods to cure it.

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One of the main objectives of biotechnology is to minimise the use of insecticides on cultivated crops. Explain with the help of a suitable example, how insect-resistant crops have been developed using techniques of biotechnology.

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Name the process involved in the production of nematode-resistant tobacco plants, using genetic engineering. Explain the strategy adopted to adopted to develop such plants.

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GMO’s have been useful to mankind. List about five useful GMO’s created so far and how they have been useful.

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Explain the steps involved in the production of genetically engineered insulin?

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Gene therapy is a better alternative to the other measures taken for ADA deficiency. Why is it a better alternative ? What are the other methods used earlier? How can it be done?

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Name a natural genetic engineer and state how it has been used to create pest resistant tobacco?

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Indians have been producing and utilizing basmati rice, turmeric, neem etc. How can they be protected from biopiracy? Who is authorized to amend the rule? Name the basmathi rice that was patented by the USA in a different name.

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Turmeric is being used as a traditional medicine by Indians for a long time. The genetic material of this species was taken out of the country and a hybrid variety created. This 'New' variety was claimed as an invention by them. a. Do you think it is an invention ? b. How could we have restricted the movement of this material ? c. What term is used for such an act?

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A 4-year old girl suffered from ADA deficiency. She was cured by inserting a correct gene into her. a. What is this process called? b. In which cells are the genes introduced ? c. Name the vector used to introduce the gene?

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Why should farmers in India cultivate GM crops?

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How does agro bacterium help to increase Tobacco production?

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What are the potential risks of using GM food?

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What are the advantages of Molecular diagnosis technique?

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What is the main advantage of producing genetically engineered insulin?

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Why do we still search for other alternatives to increase food production?

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What are the functions of enzymes isolated by Stewart Linn and Werner Arber?

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Differentiate ‘Cry’ and ‘cry’

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Give one word for the following:- a. RNAi b. Preventing mRNA translation c. Mobile genetic element d. Sequence of base pairs that needs same on the 2 strands

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One of the easily manipulated plasmid used as a vector is pBR 322. What is the letter p, B, R and 322 signify?

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The source of EcoR I restriction enzyme is E-coli RY 13. a. Give the sticky end of this bacteria b. Name the source of EcoR II

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What is the basis upon which the discipline of Biotechnology was founded by Boyer and Cohen?

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What merits do the products made using Biotechnology have? Give an example of one such product used in treatment ?

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What problem was faced in production of insulin by rDNA technology and how was it resolved?

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Mention two applications of biotechnology in medicine with examples.

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Name four application of biotechnology.

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How is use of r DNA better than using traditional methods of agriculture?

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How are transgenic animals made useful in chemical safety testing and studying diseases?

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Dr.Arun developed a vitamin A rich potato through his research on genetics. a. What do you call such potato plants ? b. Who can approve the validity and safety of introducing potato for public uses.

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Bt toxins are insect group specific. The toxin is coded by a gene named cry. How does the genes cry IAc differ from cry IAb?

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The bacillus is not killed even after the application of insecticidal protein which is toxic. Comment.

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Some cotton plants grown by farmers are known as "Bt cotton". a. What does Bt stand for ? b. What is the advantage of this cotton plant ? c. How did scientists achieve this ?

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GEAC is one of the organizations set up by Indian government. Write its full form and give its two objectives.

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How is a probe used in molecular diagnosis?

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Can a disease be detected before the appearance of its symptoms.

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Thermostable DNA polymerase is needed in amplification? Why?

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Eukaryotic organisms do not have restriction endonuclease. What is its role in prokaryotes?

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Out of 51 amino acids in insulin. How many amino acids present in chain A and B.

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Name the Genetically engineered human insulin. How many amino acids are present in it?

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Bioreactors are important aspect of Bio technology. How?

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Which enzyme is used to remove phosphate group from the 5’ end of a DNA molecule

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Does your blood have proteases and nuclease? If so what is its function?

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What is golden rice ?

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Can you recall meiosis and indicate at what stage a recombinant DNA in made?

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What is common in the recognition sequence of all the organisms and strains, which are recognized by restriction enzymes.

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Give the term for increasing the content of gene.

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Give the term for replacing a defective mutant allele with a functional allele.

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Give the term for rDNA, PCR and ELISA have common value.

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State the principle used in ELISA?

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