Biotechnology - Transgenic Plant
Exercise :: Transgenic Plant - Section 1
- Transgenic Plant - Section 1
| 31. |
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: Option D
Explanation:
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| 32. |
The delayed ripening tomato was created by a biotechnologist who __________ a gene. |
| A. |
altered | | B. |
silenced | | C. |
replaced | | D. |
relocated |
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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| 33. |
Antisense technology |
| A. |
selectively blocks expression of a gene | | B. |
combines genetic material from different species | | C. |
combines organelles and cells | | D. |
alters or transfers cells |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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| 34. |
Antisense transgenic plants produced fruit that softened |
| A. |
more slowly than the normal fruit | | B. |
more rapidly than the normal fruit | | C. |
as the normal fruits | | D. |
none of these |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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| 35. |
Insect resistance in the transgenic plant has been achieved by |
| A. |
transferring genes for Bt toxins | | B. |
transferring genes for protease inhibitors | | C. |
transferring genes for other insecticidal secondary metabolities | | D. |
all of the above |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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