Biotechnology Questions and Answers
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25 questions
1. DNA fingerprinting is based on which property of DNA?
- a) Radioactivity
- b) Polymerization
- c) Sequence variation
- d) Enzyme activity
2. The enzyme used to cut DNA at specific sequences is called:
- a) Polymerase
- b) Ligase
- c) Restriction enzyme
- d) Transcriptase
3. The first genetically modified crop was:
- a) Potato
- b) Tomato
- c) Tobacco
- d) Cotton
4. The process of forming multiple copies of DNA is called:
- a) PCR
- b) Translation
- c) Replication
- d) Transcription
6. The full form of DNA is:
- a) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- b) Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
- c) Dioxygen Ribonucleic Acid
- d) Deoxyribonitric Acid
7. The field that combines biology with computer science is called:
- a) Biophysics
- b) Biomechanics
- c) Bioinformatics
- d) Biostatistics
8. Which type of organism is often used in recombinant DNA experiments?
- a) Virus
- b) E. coli
- c) Amoeba
- d) Yeast
10. The protein responsible for blood clotting is:
- a) Hemoglobin
- b) Fibrin
- c) Albumin
- d) Collagen