Match the following techniques or instruments with their usage:
| (a) | Bioreactor | (i) | Separation of DNA fragments |
| (b) | Electrophoresis | (ii) | Production of large quantities of products |
| (c) | PCR | (iii) | Detection of pathogen, based on antigen-antibody reaction |
| (d) | ELISA | (iv) | Amplification of nucleic acids |
Select the correct option from following:
Small volume cultures cannot yield appreciable quantities of products. To produce in large quantities, the development of bioreactors, where large volumes (100-1000 litres) of culture can be processed, was required.
The cutting of DNA by restriction endonucleases results in the fragments of DNA. These fragments can be separated by a technique known as gel electrophoresis.
PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction. In this reaction, multiple copies of the gene (or DNA) of interest is synthesised in vitro using two sets of primers (small chemically synthesised oligonucleotides that are complementary to the regions of DNA) and the enzyme DNA polymerase.
ELISA is based on the principle of antigen-antibody interaction. Infection by pathogen can be detected by the presence of antigens (proteins, glycoproteins, etc.) or by detecting the antibodies synthesised against the pathogen.
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