Biotechnology - Transgenic Plant
Exercise :: Transgenic Plant - Section 1
- Transgenic Plant - Section 1
11. |
Plants derived sexually from the same plant are____ while those derived from somatic tissue from the same plant are____. |
A. |
identical, different | B. |
different, also different | C. |
different, identical | D. |
plants cannot be derived from somatic tissue |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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12. |
Transgenic plants with increased tolerance to aluminum have been produced by making plants that |
A. |
secrete phytosiderophores into the soil | B. |
make more metal-binding peptides like phytochelatins | C. |
bind aluminum to the cell wall | D. |
secrete citrate into the soil |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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13. |
Transplastomics |
A. |
targets genes in the chloroplast | B. |
provides exceptionally low yields of protein products | C. |
produces genes that are released in pollen | D. |
offers little opportunity for practical use |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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14. |
Plants containing genes encoding cytokines and blood clotting factors are used in |
A. |
nutrition improvement | B. |
pharmaceutical production | C. |
vaccine production | D. |
textile production |
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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15. |
The first transgenic plants expressing engineered foreign genes were tobacco plants produced by the use of |
A. |
Agrobacterium tumefaciens | B. |
Bacillus thuringiensis | C. |
Arabidopsis thaliana | D. |
Streptomyces hygroscopicus |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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