The process of RNA interference (RNAi) involves:
1. inducing the transcription of genes by substrate
2. silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary dsRNA molecule
3. repressing the transcription of genes by product
4. increasing the rate of transcription by activator proteins

Subtopic:  Interference RNA Tech |
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Consider the two statements:
Statement I:  The proteins encoded by the genes cryIAc and cryIIAb control the corn borer.
Statement II:  The proteins encoded by the gene cryIAb control the cotton bollworms.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
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The main challenge for the production of insulin using rDNA techniques was:
1. culturing bacteria containing recombinant DNA in labs
2. finding suitable restriction enzymes to cut human DNA
3. isolation of DNA in pure form from a human cell
4. getting insulin assembled into a mature form
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The first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 to a 4-year-old girl with:
1. adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency
2. alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
3. phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency
4. homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency  
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ELISA stands for:
1. Easily Located Immuno Specific Antigen
2. Early Live Inactive Surface Antigen
3. Energy Loaded Intermediate Site on Apoenzyme
4. Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay
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Root knot disease in tobacco is caused by:
1. Infective double stranded RNA
2. Abnormally folded proteins
3. Nematode Meloidogyne incognita
4. Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
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Creation of new varieties of pest-resistant GM crops:

1. makes crops more resistant to abiotic stresses
2. reduces reliance on chemical pesticides
3. enhances nutritional value of food crops
4. increases efficiency of mineral usage by plants
Subtopic:  Intro to Agri Applications | Other GM Crops |
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What was used to deliver the normal copy of gene in the gene therapy trials for ADA deficiency?
1. Microinjection
2. Biolistics
3. Retrovirus
4. Liposomes
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The practice of commercially exploiting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material, especially by obtaining patents that restrict its future use, while failing to pay fair compensation to the community from which it originates, is called as:
1. Biopiracy
2. Bioenergetics
3. Bioremediation
4. Bioprospecting
Subtopic:  Ethical Issues |
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Which one of the following techniques does not serve the purpose of early diagnosis of a disease for its early treatment?
1. Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA) technique
2. Recombinant DNA Technology
3. Serum and Urine analysis
4. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique
Subtopic:  Molecular Diagnosis |
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