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r DNA TECH

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a cloning vector?

a)

Agrobacterium

b)

Yeast

c)

Neurospora

d)

Bacteriophage

2.

Gene library is

a)

collection of independently isolated DNA of an organism

b)

DNA sequences

c)

variety of genetic characters of an organism

d)

set of books on genes

3.

pBR322 is a plasmid belonging to

a)

yeast

b)

all bacteria

c)

Escherichia coli

d)

bacteriophages

4.

Which of the following probes are most commonly used in Western blotting?

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Bovine serum albumin

c)

Antibodies

d)

Nonfat dry milk

5.

What is the purpose of "blocking" the nitrocellulose membrane during western blotting?

a)

To encourage non-specific binding

b)

To prevent non-specific binding

c)

To improve binding of secondary antibody

d)

Scientists like extra work

6.

Why are buffers used in Electrophoresis?

a)

Conduct electricity

b)

Remove salts

c)

Add extension energy

d)

Dissolve excess DNA

7.

If proteins are separated according to their electrophoretic mobility then the type of electrophoresis is:

a)

SDS PAGE

b)

Affinity Electrophoresis

c)

Electro focusing

d)

Free flow electrophoresis

8.

Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?

a)

Target DNA - gene of interest

b)

Restriction enzyme - Cuts DNA molecule at specific sites

c)

DNA ligase - mapping human chromosomes

d)

Plasmid as a vector - isolated from bacteria

9.
What enzyme forms covalent bonds between restriction fragments?
a)
DNA primase
b)
DNA helicase
c)
DNA ligase
d)
DNA polymerase
10.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding screening by using antibiotics and X-gal?


I. Antibiotics will prevent the growth of bacteria without plasmid.

II Bacteria cells with recombinant plasmids are resistant to antibiotics and are unable to hydrolyse X-gal.

III. Bacteria cells which contain nonrecombinant plasmids are resistant to antibiotics and are unable to hydrolyse X-gal.

a)

I only.

b)

I and II only.

c)

II and III only.

d)

All of the above.

11.

Below are correct statements regarding a probe EXCEPT

a)

A probe is used to search for its complementary sequence in a sample genome.

b)

The probe is labeled with a radioactive or chemical tag that allows its binding to be visualized

c)

A probe is a single-stranded sequence of DNA or RNA

d)

A probe is a double-stranded sequence of DNA or RNA

12.

In the formation of a cDNA library, RNase used is

a)

RNAse H

b)

RNAse A

13.

Restriction Enzymes are isolated from :

a)

a).Protozoa

b)

b). Bacteria

c)

c).Virus

d)

d).Fungi

14.

Restriction enzymes belong to class of enzymes:

a)

a).Peptidase

b)

b).Amylases

c)

c).Lipases

d)

d).Nucleases

15.

If the target sequence or restriction site is 5'GCTTCG3', what is the complementary sequence read in the 3'-5' direction?

a)

CGAAGC

b)

GCTTCG

c)

CGUUCG

d)

GCUUCG

16.

The unpaired nucleotides produced by the action of restriction enzymes are referred to as.....

a)

sticky end.

b)

base sequence.

c)

single strands.

d)

restriction fragments.

17.

What is a palindrome?

a)

A sticky end resulting from a restriction enzyme

b)

A blunt end resulting from a restriction enzyme

c)

A sequence that reads the same forwards and backwards

d)

A sequence that is complementary to the other

18.

Another name for "recognition site" is...

a)

nucleotide

b)

restriction Site

c)

primer

d)

construction site

19.

Insertional inactivation is defined as

a)

technique to identify desirable gene

b)

technique to recognise non-recombinant cells

c)

technique to recognise recombinant cells

d)

technique to recognise specific cell types

20.

In genetic engineering, the antibiotics are used

a)

as sequences from where replication starts

b)

to keep the cultures free of infection

c)

as selectable markers

d)

to select healthy vectors