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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Protein Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The three steps of denaturation, annealing, and polymerase extension are repeated for multiple cycles. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
2. |
Which step comes after DNA fragmentation in DNA shuffling technique? |
A. | Polymerase extension |
B. | Annealing |
C. | DNase I treatment |
D. | Denaturation |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
The fragmentation of DNA in the DNA shuffling technique occurs at specific sites in DNA. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
4. |
Which of the following can be used to create random fragments of DNA? |
A. | DNA ligase |
B. | EcoR I |
C. | BamH I |
D. | DNase I |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Which of the following is not a step of the DNA shuffling technique? |
A. | Polymerase extension |
B. | Denaturation |
C. | Annealing |
D. | Phage display |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
DNA shuffling is also known as sexual PCR. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
7. |
Which of the following is a method to recombine fragments generated in DNA shuffling? |
A. | RT-PCR |
B. | Error-prone PCR |
C. | Random PCR |
D. | Overlap PCR |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which step is performed before the partial digestion of the library of genes by restriction enzymes? |
A. | Reassembly |
B. | X-ray crystallography |
C. | Protein assay |
D. | Random mutagenesis |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Which of the following is not true for DNA shuffling? |
A. | It involves random DNA fragmentation |
B. | It recombines beneficial mutations from different molecules |
C. | It involves many cycles of PCR |
D. | It involves the addition of primers |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
A more powerful variant of DNA polymerase is to start with several closely related (i.e. homologous) versions of the same gene from different organisms. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
11. |
In DNA shuffling the gene to be improved is cut into random segments. What is the length of these segments? |
A. | 10-50 base pairs long |
B. | 2-10 base pairs long |
C. | 500-1000 base pairs long |
D. | 100-300 base pairs long |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Which of the following is a method of artificial evolution achieved by reassembling different fragments and includes the creation of novel mutations as well as recombination? |
A. | Phage display |
B. | Rational protein design |
C. | Error-prone PCR |
D. | DNA shuffling |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
What happens with the length of fragments in each PCR cycle? |
A. | It can either increase or decrease |
B. | It decreases |
C. | It remains constant |
D. | It increases |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
Irrational protein design is also known as directed evolution. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
15. |
Which of the following strategy of protein engineering is based on high throughput protein engineering? |
A. | Slow evolution |
B. | Rational evolution |
C. | Natural evolution |
D. | Irrational protein design |
Answer» E. | |