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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Vector Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Therapeutic effects of the cloned gene using which of the following vector will persist for longer? |
| A. | Retrovirus |
| B. | Baculovirus |
| C. | Adenovirus |
| D. | Papillomavirus |
| Answer» B. Baculovirus | |
| 2. |
In transgenic animals, what is a foster mother? |
| A. | From which ES cells are derived |
| B. | From which embryo is derived |
| C. | Into which embryo is implanted |
| D. | Whose genes are used |
| Answer» D. Whose genes are used | |
| 3. |
Non chimeric mice contain _________ in all their cells. |
| A. | Totipotent cells |
| B. | ES cells |
| C. | Non-engineered cells |
| D. | Cloned genes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
What are embryonic stem cells? |
| A. | Pluripotent cells |
| B. | Multipotent cells |
| C. | Totipotent cells |
| D. | Cells from transgenic mice |
| Answer» D. Cells from transgenic mice | |
| 5. |
A transgenic animal is the one that contains cloned genes in a few of its cells. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 6. |
What is a chimera mouse? |
| A. | Comprising a mix of cloned and natural cells |
| B. | Comprising a mix of cloned cells |
| C. | Comprising only natural cells |
| D. | Comprising tumorigenic cells |
| Answer» B. Comprising a mix of cloned cells | |
| 7. |
Why is microinjection more satisfactory than using a viral vector for mammalian cells? |
| A. | Compatibility |
| B. | Ease of cloning |
| C. | Avoiding infection and defects |
| D. | Wide host range |
| Answer» D. Wide host range | |
| 8. |
Microinjection is a process of transferring genes into _________ cells. |
| A. | Mammalian |
| B. | Plant |
| C. | Yeast |
| D. | Bacterial |
| Answer» B. Plant | |
| 9. |
The resulting integrants of Retroviruses are unstable. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 10. |
The most common use of Retroviruses is _________ |
| A. | Pharming |
| B. | Gene therapy |
| C. | Recombinant protein production |
| D. | Molecular cloning |
| Answer» C. Recombinant protein production | |
| 11. |
Which is the particular site of insertion of AAV? |
| A. | Chromosome 4 |
| B. | Chromosome 5 |
| C. | Chromosome 9 |
| D. | Chromosome 19 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which of the following unusual property is associated with an Adeno-associated virus? |
| A. | Always inserting at the same position |
| B. | Always inserting at different position |
| C. | Always falling short for integration |
| D. | Jumping gene property |
| Answer» B. Always inserting at different position | |
| 13. |
Which is the helper virus in an AAV? |
| A. | Baculovirus |
| B. | Adenovirus |
| C. | Papillomavirus |
| D. | Retrovirus |
| Answer» C. Papillomavirus | |
| 14. |
What is the similarity between AAV and Adenovirus? |
| A. | Size |
| B. | Host cell location |
| C. | Host tissue location |
| D. | Infection mechanism |
| Answer» D. Infection mechanism | |
| 15. |
What is the main use of shuttle vectors consisting of BPV and E.coli sequences? |
| A. | Pharming |
| B. | Gene therapy |
| C. | Recombinant protein production |
| D. | Recombinant DNA |
| Answer» D. Recombinant DNA | |