List of top Biotechnology Questions

Assertion (A): The exact chemical composition of complex microbial growth media is known.
Reason (R): Complex nutrient media is used when specific growth requirement of a microorganism is unknown.

Assertion (A): Some experts believe that there must be more than 30,000 genes in human genome.
Reason (R): Unreliability of in silico gene prediction is responsible for reporting lesser number of genes in human genome.

________________________ cultures can be maintained for a prolonged period of time by repeated sub-culturing.

An improved strain of Penicillium, capable of producing higher concentration of antibiotic penicillin is:

Embryonic stem cells derived from the blastocyst stage of the embryo are ________________________ in nature.

A protein ion with a molecular weight of 10,000 Daltons carried a charge of 5+ and was subjected to mass spectrometric analysis. Calculate its mass to charge ratio.

When a transgene from a Genetically Modified crop escapes through pollen to a related plant species, it is known as:

An example of secondary metabolites produced by microbial cells include:

Identify the vector that infects E. coli cells containing F-plasmid and that has a single-stranded circular genome:}

The peptide hormones and growth factors to promote healthy growth of animal cells in vitro are often derived from:}

Artificial seeds are produced by encapsulating the somatic embryos at the ______________ stage in a protective coating.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms usually occur in ______________ regions.

Severe combined immunodeficiency disease is caused due to the absence of:

The natural source of enzyme barnase and barstar, a system used to achieve male sterile plant is:

Which part of the compound microscope helps in gathering and focusing light rays on the specimen to be viewed?

Proteomics refers to the study of

Which of the following is not a variant of BLAST?

Which blotting technique is used for detection of proteins?

Which is correct regarding ex vivo gene therapy?

Which is an endonuclease in CRISPR Cas9 Technique?

Which technique is not used for site directed mutagenesis?

The term Bioinformatics was coined by

Which one makes correct components of a PCR reaction?

Which is incorrect with reference to transposon?