CS/B.Sc.(H)MOLBIO/SEM-6/MMB-602/2012
2012
MEDICAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as
far as practicable.
GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :
10 × 1 = 10
i) Which year National Institute of Health took lead in
recombinant DNA ( rDNA ) research regulation ?
a) 1970 b) 1974
c) 1980 d) 1985.
ii) In which year did Dr. Martin Cline perform first DNA
transfer into bone marrow cells ?
a) 1975 b) 1980
c) 1982 d) 1987.
iii) In which year US Office of Technology Assessment
stressed the difference between somatic and germ-line
therapy ?
a) 1982 b) 1984
c) 1987 d) 1989.
iv) In which year did NIM perform the first approved gene
therapy procedure ?
a) 1985 b) 1990
c) 1997 d) 2003.
v) Some cells of blastocyst ( 5 to 14 days ) are known as
a) Totipotent b) Pluripotent
c) Multipotent d) None of these.
vi) Cells differentiated, but can form a number of other
tissues are known as
a) Pluripotent b) Multipotent
c) Totipotent d) None of these.