$PCR$ is used to:

  • A
    Detect $HIV$ in suspected $AIDS$ patients
  • B
    Detect mutations in genes in suspected cancer patients
  • C
    Diagnose many genetic disorders
  • D
    All of the above

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Identify the correct match for the given apparatus.
Apparatus $\to$ Function

Assertion $:-$ The tumor inducing $(Ti)$ plasmid of $Agrobacterium$ $tumefaciens$ has now been modified into a cloning vector.
Reason $:-$ Retroviruses have been disarmed and are now used to deliver genes into animal cells.

Which of the following statements is not true?
$I.$ $DNA$, being a hydrophilic molecule, cannot pass through cell membranes.
$II.$ $Agrobacterium$ $tumefaciens$ delivers a piece of $DNA$ known as $'T-DNA'$ in the $Ti$ plasmid, which transforms normal plant cells into tumour cells to produce chemicals against pathogens.
$III.$ Retrovirus, adenovirus, and papillomavirus are also now used as cloning vectors in animals because of their ability to transform normal cells into cancerous cells.
$IV.$ In genetic engineering, $DNA$ from different sources are cut with the same restriction enzymes so that both $DNA$ fragments have the same kind of sticky ends.
Choose the correct option.

The production of human proteins in bacteria through genetic engineering is possible because

$A$ - Transformation is a procedure through which a piece of $DNA$ is introduced in a host bacterium.
$R$ - With the help of $PCR$,thousands of $DNA$ copies are formed.

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