Vector Biology and Gene Manipulation Practice Test 5

1. Which protein is expressed at high levels in occlusion bodies of baculoviruses?

2. The initiation codon of the gene is located ___________ of the ribosome binding site.

3. Ribosome binding site is recognized by __________

4. Deletion of which region of an AAV vector abolishes the site-specificity?

5. The _______ gene of the integrated provirus codes for viral envelope protein.

6. How many copies of the RNA genome is contained in the capsid of a retrovirus?

7. If a foreign gene is simply ligated into a standard vector, it is likely that a recombinant protein will be produced.

8. How can the recombinants be identified if LacZ’ is substituted by GFP?

9. Alphaviruses have ___________

10. Cloning vectors that can be used for recombinant protein production are called _____________