The use of bioresources by multinational companies and other organizations without proper authorization from the countries and people concerned without compensatory payment is called:
1. Bioethics
2. Biopiracy
3. Bioterror
4. Bioweapon
Which of the following is / are product(s) of genetic engineering:
| A. | Humulin |
| B. | Hepatitis B vaccine prepared by yeast |
| C. | Golden rice |
| D. | Bt cotton |
1. A, B
2. B, C
3. A, B, C
4. A, B, C, D
Match the following :-
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| I. | Biopiracy | (A) | Gene therapy |
| II. | Retroviral vector materials | (B) | Illegal removal of biological |
| III. | Biopatent entities | (C) | Right granted for biological |
| IV. | Kohler and Milstein | (D) | Monoclonal antibody |
1. I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C
2. I - B, II - A, III - C, IV - D
3. I - B, II - C, III - A, IV - D
4. I - D, II - A, III - B, IV - C
Probes are molecules of
| 1. | DNA | 2. | RNA |
| 3. | Proteins | 4. | All of the above |
New biotechnology utilizes new organisms developed from present organisms using
| 1. | Mutations |
| 2. | Recombinant DNA Technology |
| 3. | Recombinations |
| 4. | All correct |
Cry toxin acts by
| 1. | Lysis of intestinal cells |
| 2. | Binding to midgut epithelium |
| 3. | Cell swelling |
| 4. | More than one correct |
Humulin production through microbial factories does not include the incorporation of the gene for
| 1. | A peptide | 2. | B peptide |
| 3. | C peptide | 4. | Both (1) and (2) |
What is true for molecular diagnosis?
| 1. | It is inexpensive |
| 2. | It involves drawing of serum for the test |
| 3. | It can be used in the initial stages of the onset of the disease |
| 4. | All of the above |
A transgenic organism is one which has
| 1. | Foreign DNA in some of its cells |
| 2. | Foreign RNA in all of its cells |
| 3. | Foreign DNA in all of its cells |
| 4. | Both (1) and (2) |
The vaccine safety testing has been hitherto carried out on
1. Armadillos
2. Monkeys
3. Reindeer
4. Koalas