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Questions
Write uses of DNA fingerprinting?
Where is DNA fingerprinting mainly useful?
Solution
- At a crime scene, any source of DNA (blood, semen, etc.) found can be used to establish the identity of the criminal.
- Also, paternity testing or the identity of a child’s father can be established using DNA fingerprinting.
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In gene therapy, DNAase is used to treat _______________.
What is biotechnology?
Expand the following acronym which is used in the field of protechnology.
dNTP
Match and write the pairs.
| Recombinant protein | It’s used in or for |
| i. platelet-derived growth factor | a. Anemia |
| ii. α-antitrypsin | b. cystic fibrosis |
| iii. Relaxin | c. Haemophilia A |
| iv. Erythropoietin | d. Diabetes |
| v. Factor VIII | e. Emphysema |
| vi. DNase | f. Parturition |
| g. Atherosclerosis |
Give advantages of oral vaccines or edible vaccines.
In Bt cotton a transgenic plant, Bt refers to ______.
What is GM plant? Write its different advantages.
Bacterias that can be used as manure.
Give scientific reason.
Herbicide tolerant crop plants are beneficial for agriculture.
Give scientific reason.
Recently made vaccines are safe.
Explain vaccination.
Explain types of cloning.
You are working in a biotechnology lab with a becterium namely E.coli. How will you cut the nucleotide sequence? explain it.
Mention the application of Biotechnology.
From the following identify the correct statements regarding vaccines.
- Naked DNA vaccines, viral vector vaccines, and plant-derived vaccines are found to be roost effective against a number of bacterial and viral disorders.
- Vaccine is often made from a weakened or killed form of the microorganism, its toxins or one of its surface protein antigens.
- A vaccine consists of a biological agent that represents the disease causing microorganis1n.
Study the following statements and select the correct option.
i. Factor VIII is used in the treatment of haemophilia A.
ii. Macrophage activating factor and tumor necrosis factor are used in cancer treatment.
iii. Hepatitis B can be prevented using relaxin.
Genome of a cell can be manipulated by ____________.
What is therapeutic cloning?
Identify and complete the following correlation.
______ : Dwarfness :: Factor VIII : Haemophilia.
Enlist the uses of gene therapy.
