DNA Manipulation Techniques - Class XI
Techniques for DNA manipulation including gel electrophoresis, Southern blotting, DNA probes, restriction enzymes, and related biotechnology methods.
Questions
A mixture containing DNA fragments, A, B, C and D, with molecular weights of $A + B =C, A>B$ and $D>C$, was subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis. The positions of these fragments from cathode to anoe sides of the gel would be
- $D, C, A, B$
- $A, B, C, D$
- $C, B, A, D$
- $B, A, D, C$
Gel electrophoresis is a
- Technique of separation of charged molecules under the influence of magnetic field
- Technique of incorporation of DNA molecules into the cell through transient pores made due to electrical impulses
- Technique of separation of DNA fragments through the pores of agarose gel under the influence of electric field
- Technique of separation and purification of gene products
Gel electrophoresis is a
- Technique of separation of charged molecules under the influence of magnetic field
- Technique of incorporation of DNA molecules Into the cell through transient pore made due to electrical impulses
- Technique of separation and isolation of DNA fragments through the pores of agarose
- Technique of separation and purification of gene products.
DNA or RNA segment tagged with a radioactive molecule is called
- Probe
- Clone
- Plasmid
- Vector
Which technique is used in separating fragments of DNA ______________.
- Eastern blotting
- Western blotting
- Northern blotting
- Southern blotting
The universal DNA probe is made up of repeated tandems of?
- TATA
- GATA
- CACA
- ATGA
After the biosynthetic phase, the product is separated and purified by the process called as:
- Agarose gel electrophoresis
- PCR
- Downstream processing
- Insertional inactivation
What must be done before placing DNA into the electrophoretic chamber?
- It must be ground up with mortar and pestle
- It must be cut by restricition endonucleases
- It must be treated with RNAase
- None of these
Purified DNA ultimately precipitate out after the addition of chilled ethanol. This DNA that separate out can be removed by _____________.
- Electrophoresis
- Downstream processing
- PCR
- Spooling
Agarose which is extracted from sea weeds is most widely used in
- Gel electrophoresis
- Spectrophotometry
- Tissue culture
- PCR
The technique used for separating molecules by passing electric current is
- Fractionation
- Centrifugation
- Electrophoresis
- ELISA
- Chromatography
A method which uses paper or film with different electric poles at the two ends and is used for separation of charged particles is called
- Electrolysis
- Electrophoresis
- Electroplating
- Thin layer chromatography
Agarose gel used to separate
- Carbohydrates.
- Fats.
- Proteins.
- Both A and B.
Electric field is used in separating chemicals in which method?
- Ion exchange chromatography
- Electrophoresis
- Thin layer chromatography
- Column chromatography
Electrophoresis is employed for
- Separating cell components.
- Separating charged particles.
- Reverse osmosis.
- In vitro storage of cell components.
The base material that can be used in electrophoresis is
- Polyacrylamide.
- Agarose.
- Carrageenan.
- Both A and B.
In DNA segment of six coils, 22 bp are linked by two hydrogen bonds. How many cytosine bases would be present
- 22
- 38
- 44
- 76
In a DNA fragment, there are 8 turns with 40% of the bases are cytosine. What would be the number of hydrogen bonds present in this DNA fragment
- 96
- 192
- 224
- 60
Which one of the following statements is wrong with respect to separation of DNA fragments on gel electrophoresis
- DNA fragments move towards anode under electric field through the matrix
- The commonly used matrix is agarose gel
- DNA fragments resolve according to their size
- The smaller DNA fragments separate first
Escherichia coli, in which both the strands of DNA are labeled with $^{15}N$ is transferred to $^{14}N$ medium and allowed to replicate for three generations. Find out the number of hybrid DNA molecules in the third generation
- 8
- 2
- 12
- 10
Fragments of DNA formed after treatment with endonucleases are separated by the technique
- Polymerase chain reaction
- Southern blotting
- Colony hybridisation
- Electrophoresis
First step in Southern blot technique is
- Digestion of DNA by restriction enzyme
- Production of a group of genetically identical cells
- Denaturation of DNA on the gel for hybridisation with specific probe
- Denaturation of DNA from a nucleated cell as from the scene of crime
In gel electrophoresis, differential mobility of DNA depends upon
- Helical nature of DNA
- Double stranded nature of DNA
- Charge and size of DNA
- Hydrogen bonding between bases
The term southern blotting refers to
- Transfer of DNA fragments from in vitro cellulose membrane to electrophoretic gel
- Attachment of probes to DNA fragments
- Transfer of DNA fragments from electrophoretic gel to nitrocellulose sheet
- Comparison of DNA fragments from two sources
A correct pair of characteristics of molecular probe are:
a. Very long molecule
b. Double stranded
c. DNA or RNA
d. Complementary to a part of desired gene.
- a,b
- b,c
- c,d
- d,a
DNA fragments generated by restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by
- Restriction mapping
- Centrifugation
- Polymerase chain reaction
- Agarose gel electrophoresis
When heated, the hydrogen bonds between the complementary strands of DNA break and the 2 strands separate in a process called melting. Which of the following pieces of DNA will require maximum temperature for melting?
- $3'\quad AAGGTATACAAT\quad 5'\\ 5'\quad TTCCATATGTTA\quad 3'$
- $3'\quad GAGCUAUCCGAG\quad 5'\\ 5'\quad CUCGAUAGGCUC\quad 3'$
- $3'\quad ACGTCCGCTGCG\quad 5'\\ 5'\quad TGCAGGCGACGC\quad 3'$
- $3'\quad ATTAGCTAGCAA\quad 5'\\ 5'\quad TAATCGATCGTT\quad 3'$
E.coli which was grown in the medium containing heavy isotope $ _{ }^{ 15 }{ N }$ for several generations is shifted to normal $ _{ }^{ 14 }{ N }$ medium, the percentage of DNA strands with $ _{ }^{ 14 }{ N }$ isotope after two generations is ______________.
- $12.5$%
- $50$%
- $75$%
- $100$%
When a sample containing antibody $1\ gM$ is run on SDS - PAGE, what molecular weight bands are expected to be seen?
- $70, 55. 15\ Kbp$
- $50, 15\ Kbp$
- $50, 55\ Kbp$
- $50, 25\ Kbp$
Which of the following is not a technique for introducing recombinant DNA into host cells?
- Infection by Agrobacterium
- Microinjection
- Electrophoresis
- Infection by bacteriophage
What is the function of gel electrophoresis in genetic engineering?
- Cut DNA into many fragments
- Link together newly joined fragments of DNA
- Make millions of copies of a specific segment of DNA
- Separate fragments of DNA by their length and electrical charges
DNA fragments generated by the restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by
- electrophoresis
- restriction mapping
- centrigugation
- polymerase chain reaction
A mixture containing DNA fragments, A, B, C and D, with molecular weights of A + B = C, A > B and D > C, was subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis. The positions of these fragments from cathode to anode sides of the gel would be
- D, C, A, B
- A, B, C, D
- C, B, A, D
- B, A, D, C.
DNA probe is used in:
- Gel electrophoresis
- Northern blotting
- DNA finger printing
- Interferon synthesis
DNA fragments generated by the restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by
- Polymerase chain reaction
- Electrophoresis
- Restriction mapping
- Centrifugation
Human DNA sequence: ATATCGTAATGTTGGTG..500 more nucleotides.. ..GTGTCAGGACGGGTGAAAGCCAGGACGCCGAATCG...5000 more nucleotides
The underlined DNA signifies the gene of interest were trying to clone Restriction enzyme sequences:
ERA I GTAATG
CRO I CAGGAC
MEM II GCCG
How many bands would show up on a 1 percent agarose gel if the plasmid was cut with both ERA I and CRO I?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 100
- 1,000