Gel Electrophoresis and Related Biotechnology Techniques
Questions about gel electrophoresis, agarose gel, DNA separation techniques, and related biotechnology concepts
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
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
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.
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
Fragments of DNA formed after treatment with endonucleases are separated by the technique
- Polymerase chain reaction
- Southern blotting
- Colony hybridisation
- Electrophoresis
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
DNA fragments generated by restriction endonucleases in a chemical reaction can be separated by
- Restriction mapping
- Centrifugation
- Polymerase chain reaction
- Agarose gel electrophoresis
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 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
Having become an expert on gel electrophoresis, you are asked to examine a gel for a colleague. Where would you find the smallest segments of DNA?
- Near the positive electrode, farthest away from the wells
- Near the negative electrode, close to the wells
- Near the negative electrode, farthest away from the wells
- Near the middle, they tend to slow down after the first few minutes
Gel electrophoresis is used for
- Construction of recombinant DNA by joining with cloning vectors
- Isolation of DNA molecules
- Cutting of DNA into fragments
- Separation of DNA fragments according to their size
Select the correct option to fill up the blanks.
- (i) Agarose, seaweeds (ii) recombinant DNA, cloning vector (iii) restriction site, antibiotic resistance genes (iv) Taq polymerase, size(v) sieving effect.
- (i) Agarose, sea weeds (ii) Restriction site, antibiotic resistance genes (iii) recombinant DNA, cloning vector (iv) Taq polymerase (v) size, sieving effect
- (i) Agarose, sea weeds (ii) restriction site, antibiotic resistance genes (iii A-DNA, cloning vector (iv) Taq polymerase (v) size, sieving effect
- (i) Size, sieving effect (ii) agarose, sea weeds (iii) recombinant DNA, cloning vector (iv) Taq polymerase (v) restriction site, antibiotic resistance genes