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PCR and RFLP are employed in

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  1. DNA sequencing

  2. Genetic engineering

  3. Study of enzymes

  4. Genetic transformation

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Correct Option: B

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

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  1. Blotting

  2. Autoradiography

  3. PCR

  4. Electrophoresis

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Correct Option: C

Which ones are simple sequence repeats (SSRs)

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  1. Minisatellite sequences

  2. Microsatellites

  3. Pseudogenes

  4. Multiple gene family.

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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

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  1. DNA synthesis

  2. DNA amplification

  3. Protein synthesis

  4. Amino acid synthesis

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Correct Option: B

Polymerase chain reaction employs

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  1. Primers and DNA ligase

  2. DNA ligase only

  3. DNA polymerase only

  4. Primers and DNA polymerase

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Correct Option: D

DNA polymerase or taq enzyme used in PCR is isolated from

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  1. Thermus aquaticus

  2. E. coli

  3. Salmonella typhimurium

  4. None of these

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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

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  1. Thermophilic fungus

  2. Mesophilic fungus

  3. Thermophilic bacterium

  4. Halophilic bacterium

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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 

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  1. Microinjection

  2. ELISA

  3. Polymerase chain reaction

  4. Gene gun

  5. Electrophoresis

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Correct Option: C

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

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  1. Denaturation, Synthesis, Annealing

  2. Annealing, Synthesis, Denaturation

  3. Synthesis, Annealing, Denaturation

  4. Denaturation, Annealing, Synthesis

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Correct Option: D

What is true about DNA polymerase used in PCR?

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  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.

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Correct Option: D