Explore topic-wise MCQs in Vector Biology.

This section includes 14 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.

THE_ENDOGENOUS_SELECTABLE_MARKERS_CAN_BE_USED_ONLY_WITH_MUTANT_CELL_LINES.?$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

HSV_TK_GENE_IS_A_TYPE_OF____________MARKER.?$

A. Exogenous
B. Endogenous
C. Recombinant
D. Hybrid
Answer» C. Recombinant
3.

What are the dominant selectable markers?$

A. Drug-resistance genes
B. Inducing genes
C. Exogenous genes
D. Endogenous genes
Answer» B. Inducing genes
4.

Dominant selectable markers can be used with __________$

A. Any cell type
B. Mutant cells
C. Wild-type cells
D. Recombinant cells
Answer» B. Mutant cells
5.

One application in which the use of plasmid vectors is critical, in the case of mammals is ____________

A. Stable transformation
B. Transient transformation
C. Transfection
D. Transduction
Answer» C. Transfection
6.

With respect to mammalian cell cloning, salmon sperm DNA can serve as a source of ____________

A. Non-specific carrier
B. Specific carrier
C. Genomic DNA
D. Plasmid DNA
Answer» B. Specific carrier
7.

What is the prerequisite for co-transformation phenomenon to occur?

A. Selectable marker
B. HSV
C. Thymidine kinase
D. PBR322 DNA
Answer» B. HSV
8.

Southern blot hybridization is done for testing the presence of _________ in a selection of transformants.

A. Non-selected DNA
B. Selected plasmid DNA
C. Genomic DNA
D. Selected genomic DNA
Answer» B. Selected plasmid DNA
9.

What do you understand by the term “co-transformation”?$

A. Integration of 2 transgenes
B. Integration of similar transgenes
C. Integration of a group of transgenes
D. Integration of chromosomal DNA
Answer» B. Integration of similar transgenes
10.

The drug aminopterin blocks the _________ of two enzymes.

A. Salvage pathway
B. De novo synthesis
C. Expression
D. Recombination
Answer» C. Expression
11.

De novo pathway is exploited for the selection of cells carrying functional HPRT and TK genes.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
12.

In the salvage pathway, nucleotides are synthesized by the recycling of ___________

A. DNA
B. RNA
C. DNA, RNA
D. Sugars
Answer» D. Sugars
13.

What are the basic precursors in the de novo pathway of nucleotide synthesis?

A. Carbohydrate, proteins
B. Sugars, amino acids
C. Sugars, vitamins
D. Minerals, carbohydrates
Answer» C. Sugars, vitamins
14.

How many routes are available for the biosynthesis of nucleotides in human beings?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3