Q.

Read the following statements and choose the option that correctly fills the blank (A) and (B).

(i) A gene gun is used to shoot high velocity microparticles of __(A)__ , coated with DNA, into the plant protoplasts.
(ii) During heat shock method, bacterial cells are incubated with recombinant DNA on ice, followed by placing them briefly at a temperature of __(B)__ , and then putting them back on ice.

 AB
1.Silver42ºC
2.Gold72ºC
3.Tungsten72ºC
4.Gold42ºC

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a

1

b

2

c

3

d

4

answer is D.

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A gene gun is used to shoot high velocity micro-particles of gold or tungsten coated with DNA into the plant protoplasts. During heat shock method, bacterial cells are incubated with recombinant DNA on ice, followed by placing them briefly at a temperature of 42ºC and then putting them back on ice.

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