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Pcr - class-XI

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Enzyme' Taq polymerase' used in PCR, has been isolated from bacterium _________________.

  1. Agrobacterium tumefaciens

  2. Thermus aquaticus

  3. Streptomyces albus

  4. Escherichia coli


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The final step of PCR is the extension, wherein Taq DNA polymerase is isolated from a thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus.

The polymerase chain reaction is a technique used for ____________.

  1. Amplification of DNA

  2. Amplification of enzymes

  3. Amplification of proteins

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Polymerase chain reaction is a technique used for amplification of DNA fragments. Its amplification cycle involve three steps - denaturation, annealing and polymerisation which are repeated for 'n', cycles.

Which of the following statements are correct for the enzyme Taq polymerase?


(i) It remains active during the high temperature-induced denaturation of dsDNA.

(ii) It requires primers for carrying out the process of polymerisation.
(iii) It synthesizes the RNA region between the primers, using $dNTPs$ and $Mg^{2+}$ _______________.

  1. (i) and (ii)

  2. (ii) and (iii)

  3. (i), (ii) and (iii)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The final step of PCR is the extension, wherein Taq DNA polymerase (isolated from a thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus) synthesizes the DNA region between the primers, using dNTPs (deoxynucleoside triphosphates) and $Mg^{2+}$. The primers are extended towards each other so that the DNA segment lying between the two primers is copied. The optimum temperature for this polymerisation step is $72^o$$C$. Taq polymerase remains active during high temperature-induced denaturation of double-stranded DNA.

Process used for amplification or multiplication of DNA in DNA fingerprinting is

  1. Polymerase chain reaction

  2. Southern blotting

  3. Northern blotting

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Process used for amplification or multiplication of DNA in DNA fingerprinting is Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) .It is done in invitro system.

So, the correct option is 'Option A' . 

Primers are

  1. Chemically synthesised oligonucleotides that are complementary to the regions of DNA

  2. Chemically synthesised oligonucleotides that are not complementary to the regions of DNA

  3. Chemically synthesised, autonomously replicating circular DNA molecules

  4. Specific sequences present on recombinant DNA


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Primers are small, chemically synthesised oligonucleotides that are complementary to the sequences, present at 3' end of the template DNA. They hybridise to the target DNA region, one to each strand of the double helix. These primers are oriented with their ends facing each other allowing synthesis of the DNA towards one another.
So, the correct answer is 'Chemically synthesised oligonucleotides that are complementary to the regions of DNA'.

Given table gives an account of differences between PCR and gene cloning. Which of the, following points shows the incorrect difference?

  Parameter PCR Gene cloning
1 Efficient More Less
2 Apparatus Requirement DNA Restriction enzyme, ligase, vector, bacterial cell
3 Manipulation In vitro In vitro and in vivo
4 Cost More Less
5 Automation Yes No
6 Error probability Less More
7 Time for a typical experiment 2-4 days 4 hours
8 Application More Less


  1. 1 and 3

  2. 4 and 6

  3. 4 and 7

  4. 4, 7 and 8


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The cost of gene cloning is far more than PCR because gene cloning requires many intricate steps. PCR takes less than 4 hours while gene cloning can take days.

In a polymerase chain reaction, temperature required for the steps (i) Denaturation,(ii) Annealing, and (iii) Extension are respectively.

  1. (i) $94^o$$C$ (ii) $40^o$$C$ (iii) $72^o$$C$

  2. (i) $40^o$$C$ (ii) $72^o$$C$ (iii) $94^o$$C$

  3. (i) $94^o$$C$ (ii) $72^o$$C$ (iii) $40^o$$C$

  4. (i) $72^o$$C$ (ii) $94^o$$C$ (iii) $40^o$$C$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • At the start of PCR, the DNA from which a segment is to be amplified, an excess of the two primer molecules, the four deoxynucleoside triphosphates and the DNA polymerase are mixed in the reaction mixture that has appropriate quantities of $Mg^{2+}$. 
  • The reaction mixture is first heated to a temperature between $90-$$98^oC$ (commonly $94^oC$) that ensures DNA denaturation. Every single strand of the target DNA then acts as a template for DNA synthesis. This is the denaturation step. The duration of this step in the first cycle of PCR is usually 2 min at  $94^oC$
  • The mixture is now cooled to a temperature (generally $40-60^oC$) that permits annealing of the primer to the complementary sequences in the DNA. This step is called annealing. The duration of the annealing step is usually 1 min.
  • The primers are extended towards each other so that the DNA segment lying between the two primers is copied, this is ensured by employing primers complementary to the 3': ends of the segment to be amplified. The duration of primer extension is usually 2 min at $72^oC$. 

In addition to Taq polymerase enzyme which other thermostable DNA polymerases have been isolated to be used in polymerase chain Reaction (PCR)?

  1. Pfu polymerase isolated from Pyrococcus furiosus

  2. Tli polymerase (vent polymerase) isolated from Thermococcus litoralis

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In addition to Tag DNA polymerase, Pfu polymerase and Tli polymerase have been isolated which are also thermostable. Pfu polymerase is isolated from Pyrococcus furiosus. Tli (vent) polymerase is isolated from Thermococcus litoralis.

Which one of the following is not a correct match?

  1. Tumor Inducing - Ti plasmid

  2. DNA probe - Identifies the desired DNA fragment

  3. PCR - DNA staining

  4. Agarose - Sea weeds


Correct Option: C

The correct sequence of different steps of polymerase chain reaction is

  1. Annealing denaturation extension

  2. Denaturation extension annealing

  3. Denaturation annealing extension

  4. Extension denaturation annealing


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Polymerase chain reaction is a technique used to replicate a fragment of DNA so as to produce many copies of a particular DNA sequence. A single PCR amplification cycle involves three basic steps: denaturation, annealing and extension (polymerisation).
So, the correct answer is 'Denaturation annealing extension'.

A doctor while operating on an HIV(+)ve patient accidentally cuts himself with a scalpel. Suspecting himself to have contracted the virus which test will he take to rule out/confirm his suspicion?

  1. PCR

  2. Routine urine examination

  3. TLC

  4. DLC


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Very low count of bacteria or viruses (when the symptoms of the disease are not yet visible) can be detected by multiplication of their nucleic acid by PCR, (PCR can detect very low amounts of DNA). PCR is usually used to detect HIV in suspected AIDS patients.

Given figures represent the steps involved in polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Identify the steps A, B, C and D, and select the correct option.

A B C D
a Denaturation at 94-96 degree C Extension through Taq polymerase at 72 degree C Repetition of denaturation and annealing Annealing at 72 degree C
b Denaturation at 94-96 degree C Annealing at 40-60 degree C Extension through Taq polymerase at 72 degree C Repetition of denaturation and annealing
c Denaturation at 40-60 degree C Annealing at 72 degree C Extension through Taq polymerase at 94-96  degree C Repetition of denaturation and annealing
d Extension through Taq polymerase at 72 degree C Denaturation at 40 degree C Annealing at 72 degree C Repetition of denaturation and annealing
  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Polymerase chain reaction involves the steps:

  • Denaturation
  • Annealing 
  • Extension
  • Amplification
So, the correct option is 'Option B ' .

Study the following statements regarding recombinant DNA technology and select the incorrect ones

(i) Taq polymerase extends the primers using the nucleotides provided in the reaction
(ii) Antibiotic resistance genes are considered as desirable genes in recombinant DNA technology
(iii) DNA fragments are separated according to their charge only, in agarose gel electrophoresis
(iv) Transformation is a procedure through which a piece of DNA is integrated into the genome of a host bacterium
(v) To produce higher yields of the desired protein, host cells can be multiplied in a continuous culture
(vi) Downstream processing is one of the steps of polymerase chain reaction

  1. (i), (iii) and (vi)

  2. (i), (iii) and (v)

  3. (ii), (iii) and (v)

  4. (i), (iv) and (v)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Antibiotic resistance genes are selectable markers. Desirable genes are the ones which are introduced in the vector for getting desired protein product. In agarose gel electrophoresis, DNA fragments are separated according to their charge and size. After the formation of the product in a bioreactors, it undergoes through some processes before a finished product is ready for marketing. The processes include separation and purification of products which are collectively called as downstream processing.

Reaction of 1989 was

  1. Nicking by restriction endonucleases

  2. Polymerase chain reaction

  3. Reverse genetics

  4. Splicing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1985 Norm Arnheim, also a member of the development team concluded his sabbatical at Cetus and assumed an academic position at USC. He began to investigate the use of PCR to amplify samples containing just a single copy of the target sequence. By 1989 his lab developed multiplex-PCR on single sperm to directly analyze the products of meiotic recombination.

So, the correct answer is 'Polymerase chain reaction.'

X technique is now routinely used to detect HIV in suspected AIDs patients. It is being used to detect mutations in genes in suspected cancer patients too. It is a powerful technique to identify many other genetic disorders. Identify X-

  1. X=PCR

  2. X=DNA fingerprinting

  3. X-Bioinformatic

  4. X-X-ray defreaction


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The development of molecular techniques that access viral load and the development of genotypic resistance have revolutionized the treatment of HIV disease. Commercially available viral load assays use a number of different approaches from reverse transcriptase PCR to amplification of branched chain DNA. New real-time PCR assays are under development, including LightCycler- and TaqMan-based tests. So, the correct answer is option A. ( X=PCR ).

PCR or polymerase chain reaction was discovered by

  1. Jeffreys 

  2. Nakamura 

  3. Karry Mullis

  4. Lander 


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kary Mullis. Kary Banks Mullis (born December 28, 1944) is a Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist. In recognition of his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and earned the Japan Prize in the same year.

So, the correct answer is 'Karry Mullis.'

The function of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is

  1. Translation

  2. Transcription

  3. DNA amplification

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Translation is the process of synthesis of protein using mRNA nucleotide sequence as template, it occurs in cytoplasm. Transcription is the process of mRNA synthesis using DNA coding strand as template, it occurs in nucleus. PCR is a technique to amplify the gene of interest in three steps namely denaturation of target DNA (thermal cycle to separate the DNA strands), annealing of primers to the ssDNA and polymerisation (extension of primer into complete DNA strand complementary to the template strand). After completion of one cycle of PCR, two copies of the target DNA are produced both of which serve as template for next PCR cycle and produce 4 copies. Hence, there is exponential amplification of DNA copies. Correct option is C.

Polymerase chain reaction is useful in

  1. Locating simple sequence repeats

  2. Locating variable number of tandem repeats

  3. Developing restriction maps

  4. Amplification of specific DNA segment.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a method widely used in molecular biology to make many copies of a specific DNA segment. Using PCR, a single copy (or more) of a DNA sequence is exponentially amplified to generate thousands to millions of more copies of that particular DNA segment.

So, the correct answer is 'Amplification of specific DNA segment.'

DNA taq polymerase enzyme is isolated from which bacteria?

  1. Agrobacterium

  2. Thermus aquaticus

  3. Bacillus thuringiensis

  4. E.coli


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

DNA polymerase enzyme was isolated from a thermophilc bacteria called Thermus aquaticus. This is an enzyme used frequently to make multiple copies of segment of DNA by a technique called polymerase chain reaction.

The whole cycle of gene amplification requires

  1. 15 minutes

  2. 30 minutes

  3. 3 hours

  4. 24 hours.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The denaturation stage of PCR takes about 1–2 minutes. The thermocycler then lowers the temperature to about 50° to 60°C, which allows the short, oligonucleotide primers to anneal to their complementary sequences on the single-stranded DNA molecules. The annealing stage of PCR lasts about 30 seconds. Hence, the whole cycle of gene amplification requires 30 minutes.

So, the correct answer is '30 minutes.'

Enzyme required for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is

  1. RNA polymerase

  2. Ribonuclease

  3. Taq polymerase

  4. Endonuclease


Correct Option: C

Thermal cycle is used in

  1. Radioactivation

  2. Chemical reaction

  3. Polymerase chain reaction

  4. Enzyme catalysed reactions


Correct Option: C

One of the methods of which DNA cannot be transferred to the host cell is by

  1. Microinjection

  2. Gene gun

  3. Disarmed pathogen vectors

  4. Polymerase chain reaction


Correct Option: D

Polymerase chain reaction

  1. Is a method of synthesising human protein from human DNA

  2. Uses restriction enzymes

  3. Can produce billions of copies of a DNA fragment

  4. Takes place naturally in bacteria


Correct Option: C

During PCR technique the pairing of primers to ssDNA segment is called

  1. Denaturation

  2. Annealing

  3. Polymerisation

  4. Isolation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
PCR - technique amplify the DNA sample in three steps namely denaturation of target DNA, annealing and polymerization. Denaturation refers to the thermal cycle that separates the DNA strands and forms the ssDNA. Annealing refers to the pairing of primers to the ssDNA and polymerisation is the extension of primer into complete DNA strand complementary to the template strand. 
So, the correct answer is 'Annealing'

How many copies of the DNA sample are produced in PCR technique after 6-cycle?

  1. $4$

  2. $32$

  3. $64$

  4. $16$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique that exponentially amplifies a single copy of a specific DNA segment. It generates thousands of copies of that specific DNA segment. After completion of one cycle, 2 copies are produced from a single DNA segment. After completion of the second cycle, 2$^2$ = 4 copies are produced. Similarly, after n$^{th}$ cycle, 2$^2$ copies are produced, where n is the number of cycles. Hence, after completion of 6 cycle, 2$^6$ = 64 copies will be produced. 

Thus, the correct answer is '64.'

Which of the following is not necessary to execute polymerase chain reaction successfully?

  1. All four DNA bases

  2. Short DNA base pairs

  3. DNA polymerase

  4. DNA library


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is widely used the method in genetic engineering to prepare the multiple copies of desired DNA. It includes steps of denaturation, annealing extension and last amplification. As DNA is the polymer of four DNA bases present in the base pair and polymerase chain reaction is done in the presence of DNA polymerase enzyme of the DNA that re-studies by the researchers which is said to be DNA library so it is not required in the reaction.

So the correct option is 'DNA library'.

In reference to DNA polymerase III, which statement is wrong?

  1. It requires ATP For polymerase action.

  2. Required for PCR

  3. More active than DNA Pol I & II

  4. Requires a previously made template to work on


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Like DNA replication in an organism, PCR requires a DNA polymerase enzyme that makes new strands of DNA, using existing strands as templates. The DNA polymerase typically used in PCR is called Taq polymerase, after the heat-tolerant bacterium from which it was isolated (Thermus aquaticus).
So, the correct option is 'Required for PCR'.

Polymerisation of DNA is in

  1. $3' \rightarrow 5'$ direction

  2. $5' \rightarrow 3'$ direction

  3. Both $3' \rightarrow 5'$ and $5' \rightarrow 3'$ direction

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
DNA polymerase has 5' $\rightarrow$ 3' activity. All known DNA replication systems require a free 3' hydroxyl group before synthesis can be initiated (note: the DNA temple is read in 3' to 5' direction whereas a new strand is synthesized in 5' to 3' direction).
So, the correct answer is "5' $\rightarrow$ 3' ".

In PCR, short primers are added to single stranded DNA molecules in a test tube and the appropriate enzymes are included to make a copy of the DNA. Which of the following primers is needed for copying the single stranded DNA sequence $ 5'TACGGTAGGTC3'$ ?

  1. $5'ATGCC 3'$

  2. $ 5'GACCT 3' $

  3. $ 3'GACCT 5' $

  4. $ 3'ATGCC 5' $


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A primer is a short single strand of RNA or DNA (generally about 18-22 bases) that serves as a starting point for DNA synthesis. It is required for DNA replication because the enzymes that catalyze this process, DNA polymerases, can only add new nucleotides to an existing strand of DNA. The polymerase starts replication at the 3′-end of the primer, and copies the opposite strand. 


For copying the single stranded DNA sequence 5′TACGGTAGGTC3′, complementary sequence possessing primer is needed which is 5′GACCT3′.

So the correct option is '5′GACCT3′'.

A DNA sequencing reaction was performed with the fragment $5-XXXGCGATCGYYYY-3'$ as the template, dideoxy GTP, all the four $dNTPs$, and the required primers and enzyme. $XXXX$ and $YYYY$ in the given DNA fragment represent primer binding sites. The set of fragments obtained during the reaction will be (the primers are not shown in the amplified fragments).

  1. $5'-CGATCGC-3'$ only

  2. $5'-CG-3', 5'-CGCTAG-3', 5'-CCCTAGC-3'$

  3. $5'-CG-3', 5'-CGATCG-3', 5'-CGATCGC-3'$

  4. $5'-G-3', 5'-GCG-3', 5'-GCGATCG-3'$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A DNA sequencing reaction was performed with the fragment 5XXXGCGATCGYYYY3 as the template, dideoxy GTP, all the four dNTPs, and the required primers and enzyme. XXXX and YYYY in the given DNA fragment represent primer binding sites. The set of fragments obtained during the reaction will be CGATCGC, because if primer is attache to the XXXX binding site it polymerization starts and its complimentary fragment is CGATCGC.

Column I                                            Column II
I. Agarose                                             A. PCR
II. Opines                                              B. Gene gun
III. Biolistic                                           C. Ti plasmid
iv. Thermal cycler                                 D. Sea weeds

  1. $I-D,II-A,III-B,IV-C$

  2. $I-D,II-C,III-B,IV-A$

  3. $I-D,II-A,III-C,IV-B$

  4. $I-A,II-D,III-B,IV-C$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Agarose is derived from seaweeds Gelidium and Gracilaria
  • Opine synthesis is the function of Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium
  • Biolistic is the term used for gene gun used for biotransformation
  • Thermocycler is used to carry out PCR reaction
So the correct option is B. (I−D,II−C,III−B,IV−A)

The areas of application of PCR include

A. Production of monoclonal antibodies 
B. Insertion of recombinant DNA into an organism
C. Diagnosis of specific mutation
D. Detection of plant pathogens

  1. A, B

  2. B, C

  3. C, D

  4. A, B, C, D


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The areas of application of PCR include 

  • Clinical Diagnosis
  • DNA Sequencing 
  • Gene Manipulation and Expression Studies
  •  in Comparative Studies of Genomes
  •  in Forensic Medicine
  •  in Comparison with Gene Cloning


So, the correct option is 'C,D'.

Which of the following can't be achieved using PCR ?

  1. Detect HIV in AIDS suspect

  2. detect mutations in cancer patients

  3. Detect antigen - antibody interaction

  4. Detect specific micro organism from soil


Correct Option: A

First technique and product produced by biotechnology are:

  1. PCR and detection of disease

  2. ELISA and detection of AIDS

  3. PCR and medicines

  4. Fermentation and Ethanol


Correct Option: A

Which of the following has popularised the PCR(Polymerase chain reactions)?

  1. Easy availability of DNA template

  2. Availability of synthesis primers

  3. Availability of cheap deoxyribonucleotides

  4. Availability of thermostable DNA polymerase


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following palindromic base sequences in DNA can be easily cut at about the middle by some particular restriction enzyme?

  1. $5$' ______ GAATTC _____$3$

    $3$' _
    ___ CTTAAG __________$5$'

  2. $5$' _______CACGTA ______ $3$'

    $3$'________ CTCAGT ________ $5$'

  3. $5$' ________ CGTTCG ________ $3$'

    $3$' ______ATGGTA ______$5$'

  4. $5$' _________ GATATG ______$3$'

    $3$'
    __CTACTA _____$5$'


Correct Option: A

The polymerase chain reaction is a technique used for?

  1. Amplification of DNA

  2. Amplification of enzymes

  3. Amplification of proteins

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following technique is employed to check the progression of a restriction enzyme digestion?

  1. PCR

  2. Bioreactor

  3. Gel electrophoresis

  4. Micro injection


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Answer is option C i.e. "Gel electrophoresis"
Gel electrophoresis is the technique which can check DNA fragment progression. Restriction enzyme digest DNA into fragments. Each fragment has different size. When gel electrophoresis is performed each fragment with different sizes are separated on the gel.
While, PCR is used for DNA amplification. Bioreactors are the fermentors used for fermentation process and micro-injection is a method used to transfer genes between animals.

Which of the following is not required in PCR?

  1. DNA primer

  2. DNA template

  3. RNA primer

  4. Taq polymerase


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

DNA primer is not required for a PCR reaction. 

The reason for RNA primers to be used in PCR is the non availability of DNA primers. The RNA primers complimentary to the cellular DNA are easily synthesized by the DNA Primase enzyme which is nothing but RNA polymerase just like mRNA.

The areas of application of PCR include:


A. Production of monoclonal antibodies.
B. Insertion of recombinant DNA into an organism.
C. Diagnosis of a specific mutation.
D. Detection of plant pathogens.

  1. A B

  2. B, C

  3. C, D

  4. A, B, C, D


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Answer is option C i.e. "C, D"

PCR is used for diagnosis of diseases in animals and plants, it is also used to identify mutations in DNA. Major applications of PCR are:
(1) Clinical Diagnosis
(2) DNA Sequencing
(3)  Gene Manipulation and Expression Studies
(4) Forensic Medicine and (5) Gene Cloning.

While, Production of monoclonal antibodies is done by Hybridoma technology and insertion of recombinant DNA into organisms is done by transformation or transduction.

Which of the following are all Nucleotides?

  1. Adenosine, Cytidylic acid, Cytosine

  2. Adenylic acid, Cytidylic acid, Guanylic acid

  3. Cytidine, Adenine, Adenylic acid

  4. Uracil, Thymidine, Thymidylic acid


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Nucleotides are compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA. For example, Adenylic acid, Guanylic acid, Thymidylic acid, and Cytidilic acid and 5'uridylic acid.
  • Hence Adenylic acid, Cytidilic acid, Guanylic acid are all Nucleotides.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Adenylic acid, Cytidilic acid, Guanylic acid'.

Kary B Mullis got Nobel prize for discovering 

  1. DNA polymerase enzyme

  2. Polymerase chain reaction

  3. Restriction endonucleases

  4. Western blotting


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

DNA polymerase enzyme synthesizes DNA strands by adding deoxyribonucleotides to 3' end of the primer via phosphodiester bonds; it uses parental DNA as a template. Kary Mullis got Nobel prize, in 1993 in chemistry, for the invention of polymerase chain reaction (PCR).  PCR - technique amplify the gene of interest.

One of the major advantages of transforming bacteria with a plasmid that contains DNA of interest is to amplify the DNA.
What other laboratory technique can be used to achieve the same result?

  1. Polymerase chain reaction

  2. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis

  3. DNA hybridization

  4. Gel electrophoresis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Polymerase chain reaction is a method of amplifying a specific segment of DNA by making multiple copies of it, using primers and DNA polymerase

So, the correct answer is 'Polymerase chain reaction'

Who developed polymerase chain reaction technique and got Nobel Prize

  1. Muller

  2. Mullis

  3. Wilson

  4. Nirenberg


Correct Option: B

Polymerase chain reaction is used for

  1. In vivo replication

  2. In vivo synthesis of mRNA

  3. In vitro replication of DNA segment

  4. In vitro synthesis of mRNA


Correct Option: C

PCR and RFLP are employed in

  1. DNA sequencing

  2. Genetic engineering

  3. Study of enzymes

  4. Genetic transformation


Correct Option: B

An analysis of chromosomal DNA using Southern hybridisation technique does not use

  1. Blotting

  2. Autoradiography

  3. PCR

  4. Electrophoresis


Correct Option: C

Which ones are simple sequence repeats (SSRs)

  1. Minisatellite sequences

  2. Microsatellites

  3. Pseudogenes

  4. Multiple gene family.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), sometimes described as genetic 'stutters,' are DNA tracts in which a short base-pair motif is repeated several to many times in tandem (e.g. CAGCAGCAG). These sequences experience frequent mutations that alter the number of repeats similar to Multigene Family, a set of genes descended by duplication and variation from some ancestral gene.

So, the correct answer is 'Multiple gene family.'

Polymerase chain reaction is useful in

  1. DNA synthesis

  2. DNA amplification

  3. Protein synthesis

  4. Amino acid synthesis


Correct Option: B

Polymerase chain reaction employs

  1. Primers and DNA ligase

  2. DNA ligase only

  3. DNA polymerase only

  4. Primers and DNA polymerase


Correct Option: D

DNA polymerase or taq enzyme used in PCR is isolated from

  1. Thermus aquaticus

  2. E. coli

  3. Salmonella typhimurium

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase I obtained from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus.


Source of Taq polymerase used in PCR is a

  1. Thermophilic fungus

  2. Mesophilic fungus

  3. Thermophilic bacterium

  4. Halophilic bacterium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase I obtained from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus.

Gene amplification using primers can be done by 

  1. Microinjection

  2. ELISA

  3. Polymerase chain reaction

  4. Gene gun

  5. Electrophoresis


Correct Option: C

PCR proceeds in three distinct steps governed by temperature. The order of the steps is 

  1. Denaturation, Synthesis, Annealing

  2. Annealing, Synthesis, Denaturation

  3. Synthesis, Annealing, Denaturation

  4. Denaturation, Annealing, Synthesis


Correct Option: D

What is true about DNA polymerase used in PCR?

  1. It is used to ligate introduced DNA in recipient cells.

  2. It serves as selectable marker.

  3. It is isolated from a virus.

  4. It is active at high temperature.


Correct Option: D

Melting of DNA at 70$^o$ C is due to breakdown of

  1. Phosphodiester bonds

  2. Hydrogen bonds

  3. Glycosidic bonds

  4. Disulphide bonds


Correct Option: B

Amplification of gene of interest by using PCR may go upto

  1. 0.1 million

  2. 1.0 million

  3. 1.0 billion

  4. 1.0 trillion


Correct Option: C

At which temperature a DNA molecule is denatured by heat in PCR

  1. 70$^o$ -  80$^o$C

  2. 90$^o$ - 95$^o$C

  3. 42$^o$C

  4. 50$^o$ - 65$^o$C


Correct Option: B

Taq polymerase is isolated from which bacteria?

  1. E. coli

  2. Bacillus thuringiensis

  3. Thermus aquaticus

  4. Agrobacterium


Correct Option: C

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is used for

  1. In vivo replication of specific DNA sequence using thermostable DNA polymerase

  2. In vitro synthesis of mRNAIn vivo synthesis of mRNA

  3. In vitro replication of specific DNA sequence using thermostable DNA polymerase

  4. Separation of DNA fragments according to their size


Correct Option: C

DNA is amplified by __________________.

  1. PCR technique

  2. Southern Blotting technique

  3. Northern Blotting technique

  4. Nucleic acid hybridization technique


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following enzymes is used in PCR reaction?

  1. Taq polymerase

  2. RNA polymerase

  3. Rib nuclease

  4. End nuclease


Correct Option: A

Polymerase chain reaction technique is used for.

  1. DNA amplification

  2. Screening gene libraries

  3. Synthesis of polymerase

  4. DNA sequencing


Correct Option: A

If the initial number of template DNA molecules in a PCR reaction is $1000$, the number of product DNA molecules at the end of $20$ cycles will be closest to.

  1. $10^3$

  2. $10^6$

  3. $10^9$

  4. $10^{12}$


Correct Option: C

How many cycles of PCR are required if desired number of DNA molecules is 64 and starting material is single stranded DNA instead of ds DNA ?

  1. 5

  2. 64

  3. 7

  4. 30


Correct Option: A

Which does not describe a function of the DNA polymerase molecule?

  1. Recognise the free nucleotide that pairs with the base on the template strand of DNA

  2. Read the strand of template DNA and recognise the base there

  3. Proofread to ensure that the proper base has been incorporated

  4. Make the proper nucleotide to match with the base read on the template strand


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

DNA polymerase is an enzyme that synthesizes DNA molecules from deoxyribonucleotides, the building blocks of DNA. The function of DNA polymerase is to replicate, proofread and repair DNA.DNA polymerases add nucleotide bases only when an RNA primer, a short piece of RNA, is already present. 

So, the correct option is 'Make the proper nucleotide to match with the base read on the template strand'.

To carry out a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), one must have the catalytic DNA polymerase and

  1. a blueprint or gene map of the sequence one wish to copy

  2. a number of primers from either side of the target DNA in order to get the polymerase replication process- going

  3. a DNA synthesizer machine

  4. a DNA probe


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Polymerase Chain Reaction is a method widely used to make many copies of a specific DNA segment. Using PCR, a single (or more) copy of a DNA sequence is exponentially amplified to generate thousands to millions of more copies of that particular DNA segment. Components of PCR include DNA template, DNA polymerase, two DNA primers, nucleotides.

So, the correct option is 'a number of primers from either side of the target DNA in order to get the polymerase replication process-ongoing'.

What is the function of the polymerase chain reaction in genetic engineering?

  1. Cut DNA into many fragments

  2. Carry DNA into a new cell

  3. Link together newly joined fragments of DNA

  4. Make millions of copies of a specific segment of DNA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Polymerase Chain Reaction is a method widely used to make many copies of a specific DNA segment. Using PCR, a single (or more) copy of a DNA sequence is exponentially amplified to generate thousands to millions of more copies of that particular DNA segment.

So, the correct option is 'Make millions of copies of a specific segment of DNA'.

In the $PCR$ technology the $DNA$ segment is replicated over a billion times. This repeated replication is catalyzed by the enzyme.

  1. $DNA$ polymerase

  2. Taq polymerase

  3. $DNA$ dependent $RNA$ polymerase

  4. Primase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase named after the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus from which it was originally isolated by Chien et al. in 1976. Its name is often abbreviated to Taq Pol or simply Taq. It is frequently used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method for greatly amplifying the quantity of short segments of DNA.

T. aquaticus is a bacterium that lives in hot springs and hydrothermal vents, and Taq polymerase was identified as an enzyme able to withstand the protein-denaturing conditions (high temperature) required during PCR. Therefore, it replaced the DNA polymerase from E. coli originally used in PCR. Taq's optimum temperature for activity is 75–80 °C, with a half-life of greater than 2 hours at 92.5 °C, 40 minutes at 95 °C and 9 minutes at 97.5 °C, and can replicate a 1000 base pair strand of DNA in less than 10 seconds at 72 °C.

So the correct option is 'Taq polymerase'.

The taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from

  1. Thiobacillus ferroxidans

  2. Bacillus subtilis

  3. Pseudomonas putida

  4. Thermus aquaticus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase named after the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus from which it was originally isolated by Chien et al. in 1976. Its name is often abbreviated to Taq Pol or simply Taq. It is frequently used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method for greatly amplifying the quantity of short segments of DNA.

T. aquaticus is a bacterium that lives in hot springs and hydrothermal vents, and Taq polymerase was identified as an enzyme able to withstand the protein-denaturing conditions (high temperature) required during PCR. Therefore, it replaced the DNA polymerase from E. coli originally used in PCR. Taq's optimum temperature for activity is 75–80 °C, with a half-life of greater than 2 hours at 92.5 °C, 40 minutes at 95 °C and 9 minutes at 97.5 °C, and can replicate a 1000 base pair strand of DNA in less than 10 seconds at 72 °C.

So the correct option is 'Thermus aquaticus'.

Which one is a true statement regarding $DNA$ polymerase used in $PCR$

  1. it is used to ligate introduced $DNA$ in recipient cell

  2. it serves as a selectable marker

  3. it is isolated from a virus

  4. it remains active at high temperature


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase named after the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus from which it was originally isolated by Chien et al. in 1976. Its name is often abbreviated to Taq Pol or simply Taq. It is frequently used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method for greatly amplifying the quantity of short segments of DNA.

T. aquaticus is a bacterium that lives in hot springs and hydrothermal vents, and Taq polymerase was identified as an enzyme able to withstand the protein-denaturing conditions (high temperature) required during PCR. Therefore, it replaced the DNA polymerase from E. coli originally used in PCR. Taq's optimum temperature for activity is 75–80 °C, with a half-life of greater than 2 hours at 92.5 °C, 40 minutes at 95 °C and 9 minutes at 97.5 °C, and can replicate a 1000 base pair strand of DNA in less than 10 seconds at 72 °C.

So the correct option is 'it remains active at high temperature'.

Which of the following steps is/are catalysed by Taq polymerase in a PCR?

  1. Denaturation of template DNA

  2. Annealing of primers to template DNA

  3. Extension of primer end on template DNA

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

PCR is the short form for polymerase chain reaction which is the phenomenon which is used for amplification of the part-specific region of DNA as per our interest. Taq polymerase is the enzyme that attaches nucleotides together and help is the extension of primer end on the template DNA.

So, the correct answer is 'extension of primer end on the template DNA'.

Which among the following is true for protein synthesis in bacteria?

  1. It involves all the three types of RNAs (m-RNA, t-RNA and r-RNA)

  2. It involves $3$ types of RNA polymerase

  3. It involves single type of RNA polymerase

  4. It involves RNA processing


Correct Option: C

Select the wrong pair

  1. RNA polymerase I - Sn RNA 5S rRNA, r-RNA

  2. RNA polymerase I - r-RNA

  3. RNA polymerase II - hnRNA

  4. RNA polymerase III - tRNA


Correct Option: A

Taq polymerase enzyme is used in

  1. Restriction mapping

  2. Gene cloning

  3. PCR

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Taq polymerase is a heat stable enzyme used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify segments of DNA in the lab. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following would not be a valid reason to use PCR?

  1. Help in analyzing DNA of ancient remains of fossilized woolly mammoth

  2. Help in analyzing the genome of a virus

  3. Help in determining the DNA of a hair sample found at a crime scene

  4. Help in transferring DNA from a plasmid containing GFP into E.coli


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Majorly the PCR is used in analyzing and determining purposes only not the transferring purposes. For transferring purpose vectors are used. In analyzing and determining purposes, the sample is limited i.e. if the sample gets destroyed no analysis can be carried out which can be a big problem in the investigation cases. So to have extra copies of the sample it is first amplified by PCR.

Thermal cycler is used in one of these reactions.

  1. Radioactivity

  2. Enzyme catalysed reaction

  3. Chemical reaction

  4. Polymerase chain reaction


Correct Option: A

DNA polymerase required for synthesizing copies of DNA at high temperature is obtained from

  1. Thermus aquaticus

  2. Cephalosporium minimum

  3. Bacillus megaterium

  4. Thermoproteus species


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A. Thermus aquaticus is a thermophilic bacteria which survives at high temperatures. Thus it's DNA polymerase is evolved to synthesize DNA at high temperature. This DNA polymerase is commercially available as "Taq polymerase" and is used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

B. Cephalosporium minimum is a plant pathogen and are producers of antibiotic cephalosporin.
C. Bacillus megaterium is a soil bacteria whose DNA polymerase is not thermo resistant. Hence it cannot synthesize DNA at high temperatures.
D. Thermoproteus species are sulphur utilizing hyperthermophiles which grow is acidic hot springs. Such bacteria are difficult to grow in lab conditions. Although its DNA polymerase can synthesize DNA at high temperatures, due to inability to grow in lab conditions, its DNA polymerase cannot be obtained.
Hence the correct answer is 'Thermus aquaticus'

Which of the following techniques is used to make numerous copies of a specific segment of DNA quickly and accurately?

  1. Translation

  2. Transcription

  3. Polymerase chain reaction

  4. Ligase chain reaction


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

For making numerous copies of a specific segment of DNA three steps are required

1.Denaturing
2.Annealing
3.Extending
Which is called a polymerase reaction.
So, the correct option is 'Polymerase chain reaction'.

Read the following statements carefully and select the correct option:
(A) Source of the restriction enzyme Hind III is E.coli
(B) In biolistic method of gene transfer, mircoparticles made up of gold or tungsten are coated with foreign DNA
(C) Micro-injection method for injecting recombinant DNA is used for animal cell
(D) Primers are chemically synthesized oligonucleotides that are complementary to the regions of DNA in PCR.
How many of the above statement are correct?

  1. Four

  2. Three

  3. Two

  4. One


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A)

Restriction enzymes, also called restriction endonuclease, is a protein that cuts DNA after recognizing a specific sequence of DNA. Hind III is a type  II site-specific deoxyribonuclease restriction enzyme isolated from Haemophilus influenzae that cleaves the DNA via hydrolysis.

B)

In the bolistic method of gene transfer, a gene gun is used to transfer exogenous or foreign DNA  in the cell. A droplet of tungsten powder and genetic material is a bullet. Gold is favored at the place of tungsten as it has better uniformity than tungsten and tungsten can be toxic to cells.

C) 
Micro-injection method for injecting recombinant DNA is used to produce transgenic mice. Harvested oocytes of the mouse are injected with the genetic material and then implanted in the oviduct of a pseudopregnant animal.

D)
A primer is a short strand of RNA or DNA that serves as a starting point for DNA synthesis.In vitro lab techniques that use DNA polymerase, DNA. primers are used. They are usually short, chemically synthesized oligonucleotides, with a length of about twenty bases.
Therefore A, B, and D are correct statements. Answer is B.

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