Q.1
Gene transfer to fish is generally carried out using ____________
  • a) YAC vectors
  • b) Electroporation
  • c) Microinjection
  • d) Ultracentrifugation
Q.2
Zebrafish can be used to study gene function.
  • a) True
  • b) False
Q.3
Salmon and trout are ___________
  • a) Hybrids
  • b) Commercially important
  • c) Protein producers
  • d) Transgenic fish
Q.4
Gene transfer technology in fish has lagged behind that in _________
  • a) Bacteria
  • b) Virus
  • c) Mammals
  • d) Plants
Q.5
The first transgenic fish carried transgenes driven by _________
  • a) Mammals
  • b) Xenopus
  • c) Virus
  • d) Bacteria
Q.6
Attempts to express growth hormones were initially done with ____________
  • a) Salmon
  • b) Xenopus
  • c) Octopus
  • d) Trout
Q.7
Fish are advantageous assay systems because of their ____________
  • a) Size
  • b) Fecundity
  • c) Nutritional requirements
  • d) Environment
Q.8
How many kinds of embryos can be produced using fish for the purpose of transgenesis?
  • a) 1
  • b) 2
  • c) 3
  • d) 4
Q.9
Fish, like frogs can be used for __________ assays.
  • a) Integrative
  • b) Nonfunctional
  • c) Transient
  • d) Permanent
Q.10
Transgenic fish lines are created by ___________ of DNA into the genome.
  • a) Excision
  • b) Partial attachment
  • c) Inactivation
  • d) Integration
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