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An analysis of chromosomal DNA using Southern hybridisation technique does not use

  1. Blotting

  2. Autoradiography

  3. PCR

  4. Electrophoresis


Correct Option: C

Which ones are simple sequence repeats (SSRs)

  1. Minisatellite sequences

  2. Microsatellites

  3. Pseudogenes

  4. Multiple gene family.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), sometimes described as genetic 'stutters,' are DNA tracts in which a short base-pair motif is repeated several to many times in tandem (e.g. CAGCAGCAG). These sequences experience frequent mutations that alter the number of repeats similar to Multigene Family, a set of genes descended by duplication and variation from some ancestral gene.

So, the correct answer is 'Multiple gene family.'

Polymerase chain reaction is useful in

  1. DNA synthesis

  2. DNA amplification

  3. Protein synthesis

  4. Amino acid synthesis


Correct Option: B

Polymerase chain reaction employs

  1. Primers and DNA ligase

  2. DNA ligase only

  3. DNA polymerase only

  4. Primers and DNA polymerase


Correct Option: D

DNA polymerase or taq enzyme used in PCR is isolated from

  1. Thermus aquaticus

  2. E. coli

  3. Salmonella typhimurium

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase I obtained from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus.


Source of Taq polymerase used in PCR is a

  1. Thermophilic fungus

  2. Mesophilic fungus

  3. Thermophilic bacterium

  4. Halophilic bacterium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Taq polymerase is a thermostable DNA polymerase I obtained from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus.

Gene amplification using primers can be done by 

  1. Microinjection

  2. ELISA

  3. Polymerase chain reaction

  4. Gene gun

  5. Electrophoresis


Correct Option: C

PCR proceeds in three distinct steps governed by temperature. The order of the steps is 

  1. Denaturation, Synthesis, Annealing

  2. Annealing, Synthesis, Denaturation

  3. Synthesis, Annealing, Denaturation

  4. Denaturation, Annealing, Synthesis


Correct Option: D

What is true about DNA polymerase used in PCR?

  1. It is used to ligate introduced DNA in recipient cells.

  2. It serves as selectable marker.

  3. It is isolated from a virus.

  4. It is active at high temperature.


Correct Option: D

Melting of DNA at 70$^o$ C is due to breakdown of

  1. Phosphodiester bonds

  2. Hydrogen bonds

  3. Glycosidic bonds

  4. Disulphide bonds


Correct Option: B