Explore topic-wise MCQs in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.

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1.

In conjugation of HFr cell with F cell the recipient ______________

A. Stays F<sup> </sup>
B. Become F<sup>+</sup>
C. Become HFr
D. Become F
Answer» B. Become F<sup>+</sup>
2.

What genetic information (DNA) does an F-plasmid contain?

A. Chromosomal DNA
B. Non-chromosomal DNA with regulatory genes
C. DNA that codes for proteins to produce pili
D. B and C
Answer» E.
3.

What is the unidirectional transfer of genetic material from the donor to the recipient is termed?

A. Conjugation
B. Recombination
C. Transduction
D. Transformation
Answer» B. Recombination
4.

Conjugation between F+ and F cell results in _______________

A. Two F<sup> </sup> cells
B. F<sup> </sup>cell becomes F<sup>+</sup>
C. F<sup> </sup> cell remains F<sup> </sup> cell with a little DNA from F<sup>+</sup> cell
D. Remains the same without any change
Answer» C. F<sup> </sup> cell remains F<sup> </sup> cell with a little DNA from F<sup>+</sup> cell
5.

What is the order of the gene where columns are for different HFR and values denote time?

A. Azi, Lac, Gal, Ton
B. Lac, Gal, Azi, Ton
C. Gal, Lac, Ton, Azi
D. Tob, Azi, Lac, Gal
Answer» C. Gal, Lac, Ton, Azi
6.

In conjugation of F+ cell and F cell the recipient will be F .

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

Which one of the following gets transferred during Hfr conjugation?

A. F factor
B. F- factor
C. Donor DNA
D. Donor plasmid
Answer» D. Donor plasmid
8.

Which one of the following do not have a self-transmissible plasmid?

A. E. colli
B. Streptococcus
C. Bacillus
D. Enterococcus
Answer» B. Streptococcus
9.

Conjugation can t take place between ___________

A. F- and F+
B. F and F-
C. HFR and F-
D. HFR and F+
Answer» E.
10.

Sex pilus is not required for plasmid transfer.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
11.

Who releases the plasmid encoded proteins required for adhering.

A. Donor cell
B. Recipient cell
C. F+ cell
D. F- cell
Answer» B. Recipient cell
12.

Which of the following made it easier to conclude that physical contact of the cells was necessary for conjugation in Davis experiment?

A. Filter
B. U tube
C. Separate medium for different strains of bacterium
D. Distant species of bacterium
Answer» B. U tube
13.

By whose experiment conjugation was proved?

A. Robert Hook
B. Bernard Davis
C. Thomas Bill and Jimmy Bill
D. Joshua Lederberg and Edward Tatum
Answer» C. Thomas Bill and Jimmy Bill
14.

By whose experiment evidence of the existence of conjugation was established?

A. Robert Hook
B. Albert Einstein
C. Thomas Bill and Jimmy Bill
D. Joshua Lederberg and Edward Tatum
Answer» E.