Exercise: Transgenic Plant

Questions for: Transgenic Plant

The delayed ripening tomato was created by a biotechnologist who __________ a gene.
A:
altered
B:
silenced
C:
replaced
D:
relocated
Answer: B
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The first field tests were conducted with which of the following genetically altered organism?
A:
bt Corn
B:
Vaccinia virus containing a gene from the rabies virus
C:
The flavrsavr tomato
D:
Strawberry seedlings sprayed with ice-minus bacteria
Answer: D
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Which cell-based technology endows a cell with increased ability to harness energy?
A:
Chlybridization
B:
Cybridization
C:
Mibridization
D:
Protoplast fusion
Answer: A
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Bruise resistant tomatoes have been developed by the expression of antisense RNA against
A:
glycerol 1 phosphate acyl transferase
B:
polygalactouranase
C:
ACC deaminase
D:
Sucrose phosphate synthase gene
Answer: B
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Cross protection against viruses in transgenic plants can be obtained by
A:
inoculating the susceptible strain of a crop with a mild strain of a virus that helps in developing resistance against more virulent strain
B:
inoculating the susceptible strain with the coat proteins of virulent strain
C:
inoculating the susceptible strain with genes of nucleocapsid
D:
any of the above
Answer: A
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