IAS 2001 — Technology

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Which of the following features of DNA makes it uniquely suited to store and transmit genetic information from generation to generation?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: | List-I (Characteristic) | | List-II (Particle) A. | Zero mass | 1. | Positron B. | Fractional charge | 2. | Neutrino C. | Fractional spin | 3. | Quark D. | Integral spin | 4. | Photon

The American multinational company, Monsanto, has produced an insect-resistant cotton variety that is undergoing field trials in India. A toxic gene from which one of the following bacteria has been transferred to this transgenic cotton?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: | List-I (Achievement in genetics) | | List-II (Scientists) A. | Discovery of transduction and conjugation in bacteria | | Khurana B. | Establishing the sex-linked inheritance | 2. | Kornberg C. | Isolation of DNA polymerase from E coli | 3. | Lederberg D. | Establishing the complete genetic code | 4. | Morgan | | 5. | Ochoa Codes: ABCD

Antigen is a substance which–