(A) Growth regulator
(B) Carbon source
(C) Solidifying agent
(D) An antibiotic
Tag: General Microbiology Mcqs
In one type of gene therapy, functional genes are introduced into the sperm or the egg. This is called:
(A) Somatic cell gene therapy
(B) Germline gene therapy
(C) Vegetative cell gene therapy
(D) Gametic gene therapy
DNA finger printing helps in:
(A) Identifying illegal immigrants
(B) Detecting the real parent of child
(C) Detecting the suspect involved in crime
(D) All of these
During gene therapy, the possible ways through which the genes can be introduced into the cell are:
(A) Micro injection
(B) Some viruses
(C) Both “A” and “B”
(D) Erythrocytes
Gene therapy, a method to cure inherited disease by?
(A) Repairing the faulty gene
(B) Introducing the correct copy of the gene
(C) Adding new cells to the body
(D) Polymerase chain reaction
A device in which a substrate of low value is utilized by living cells or enzymes to generate a product of higher value is called?
(A) Bioreactor
(B) Test tube culture
(C) Electrophoresis
(D) Chromatography
SCID, a disease can be cured by Gene therapy is due to the deficiency of:
(A) ADA enzyme
(B) Insulin
(C) Glucagon
(D) Dystrophin
In 1990, the first gene-therapy was conducted on a 4-year-old girl in US. The girl was suffering:
(A) AIDS
(B) CANCER
(C) SCID
(D) Malaria