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SUMMER EXAMINATIONS 2012
Denominated Degree in Biotechnology (Exam code: 1BY)
BIOTECHNOLOGY I (Module code: BG 102)
External Examiner: Dr. Michael Stark
Internal examiners: Dr Adrienne Gorman, Dr Andrew Flaus, Dr James Brown, Dr Danielle Read, Dr Muriel Grenon, Dr Silvia Maretto Discipline: Biochemistry Number of pages: 5
Time Allowed: Two hours
Instructions
Your answers to Section A should be written directly onto the examination paper which must be handed up at the end of the examination. This is worth 50% of the marks.
Your answers to Section B should be written into answer books. This is worth 50% of the marks.
Section A
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SECTION A
All questions in Section A must be answered. All questions in this section get equal marks. This section is worth 50% of the marks Please write your answers directly onto the exam paper.
- What is regenerative medicine?
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- Define the term “gene”.
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- What is the definition of a chromosome?
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- In DNA, what are short tandem repeats (STRs)?
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- Define the term “oncogene”.
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- What is meant by the term “silent mutation”.
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SUMMER EXAMINATIONS 2011
Denominated Degree in Biotechnology (Exam code: 1BY)
BIOTECHNOLOGY I (Module code: BG 102)
External Examiner: Dr. Michael Stark
Section B
You must answer 3 questions in Section B, at least one of which must be from each subsection. All questions are worth equal marks. This section is worth 50% of the marks.
Subsection 1
- Define the term “Biotechnology”, illustrating your definition using one historical and one contemporary example.
- Describe the process of RNA synthesis, using diagrams to illustrate your answer.
- Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic protein expression systems in terms of their advantages and disadvantages.
- Describe the technique of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and discuss applications of PCR in biotechnology.
Subsection 2
- Give an example of a microbial reporter gene and explain its biotechnological use.
- Describe the two main types of forensic DNA testing and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each technique.
- Give examples of viruses that can be used as delivery vectors in gene therapy and discuss the properties that make a virus as good vector.
