Home⇒ Medical Science⇒ Microbiology⇒ Microbial recombination and gene transfer
| 1-Dont try to cram or spend more time here just read it fast and cover syllabus then practice MCQ's cheptor of same topic to check your progress. . |
| 2-Wrong options are also given but dont concentrate there, Right answer is in bold format. |
| Q1 ⇒ Which of the following type of recombination does not require homologous sequences and is important for the integration of viral genomes into bacterial chromosomes? Site-specific recombination [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q2 ⇒ Which of the following transport bacterial DNA to other bacteria via bacteriophages? Transduction [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q3 ⇒ The expression of gene X (which has promoter Px) is to be monitored. A gene fusion construction for carrying this work will have Px but not the rest of the X coding region [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q4 ⇒ F factor plasmids play a major role in conjugation [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q5 ⇒ The plasmids can be eliminated from a cell by the process known as curing [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q6 ⇒ Which of the following is the cause for drug resistance in tuberculosis? Mutation [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q7 ⇒ Which of the following plamids do not possess information for self transfer to another cell? Non-conjugative plasmids [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q8 ⇒ R factors involved in plant-microbe interactions are plant proteins [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q9 ⇒ In the extracellular medium, DNA-degrading enzymes would likely be to prevent transfer of DNA by natural transformation [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q10 ⇒ Which type of plasmid can exist with or without being integrated into the host's chromosome? Episome [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q11 ⇒ The correct term for the transfer of genetic material between bacteria in direct physical contact is conjugation [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q12 ⇒ The chromosomal genes, possessing fertility factor is known as F prime factor [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q13 ⇒ In lysogeny, a bacteriophage genome is integrated into the bacterial genome [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q14 ⇒ Which of the following statement(s) is/are true in regards to F+ x F- mating events? DNA is transferred from F+ to F- cells [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q15 ⇒ The plasmid which makes the host more pathogenic is Virulence plasmid [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q16 ⇒ Inverted repeat sequences at each end and a gene encoding transposase is contained in which of the following transposable element? Insertion element [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q17 ⇒ The type of recombination that commonly occurs between a pair of homologous DNA sequences is, general recombination [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q18 ⇒ The term used for plasmids possessing both RTF and r determinants is conjugative plasmids [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q19 ⇒ What is term used for a bacterial cell that is able to take up naked DNA? Competent [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q20 ⇒ Which of the following type of recombination does not require homologous sequences and is utilized by mobile genetic elements that move about chromosomes? Replicative recombination [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
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