Root knot in Tobacco is caused by the nematode:
1. Heterodera avenae
2. Anguina tritici
3. Globodera pallida
4. Meloidogyne incognita

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RNA interference involves silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary:
1. dsRNA molecule 2. ssRNA molecule
3. dsDNA molecule 4. ssDNA molecule
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Mobile genetic elements:
I: are called as transposons.
II: can be a source for complementary dsRNA molecule involved in RNAi in eukaryotic cells.
 
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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What was used to introduce Meloidogyne incognita-specific genes into the tobacco plant for silencing the specific mRNA of the nematode?
1. Gene gun 2. Microinjection
3. Agrobacterium 4. Liposome
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The first recombinant therapeutic product approved for human use was:
1. Flavr Savr
2. EPO
3. Human Growth Hormone
4. Human Insulin
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Which peptide, present in the pro-insulin, is absent from the final structure of insulin?
1. The A peptide
2. The B peptide
3. The C peptide
4. The A and C peptides
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Eli Lilly prepared two DNA sequences corresponding to A and B chains of human insulin and introduced them in:
1. plasmids of E. coli to produce insulin chains.
2. pBR322 plasmids to produce insulin chains.
3. pUC101 plasmids to produce insulin chains.
4. Ti plasmids of Agrobacterium to produce insulin chains.
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Insulin isolated from other animals and used in humans:
I: will be just as effective as that secreted by the human body itself.
II: would not elicit an immune response in the human body.
 
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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The first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 to a 4-year old girl with:
1. X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency    
2. Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency
3. Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency    
4. Omenn syndrome
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: In some children, ADA deficiency can be cured by bone marrow transplantation; in others, it can be treated by enzyme replacement therapy.
Statement II: Both these approaches are completely curative.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect 
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
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