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                        42.     The table below shows the effects of three components of tobacco
                                smoke (X, Y, Z) in humans.

                                       X                   Y                       Z
                                                   Constriction of    Reduces the oxygen –
                               Lung cancer
                                                   arteries           carrying capacity of blood
                               Mucus secretion     Release of
                                                                      Combines with haemoglobin
                               high                adrenaline


                                Which of the following correctly identifies X, Y and Z?

                                               X                   Y                  Z
                               (A)     Tar                 Carbon monoxide    Nicotine

                               (B)     Tar                 Nicotine           Carbon monoxide
                               (C)     Nicotine            Carbon monoxide    Tar
                               (D)     Carbon monoxide     Tar                Nicotine





             43.    What is the name of the enzyme used to            Item 45 refers to the diagram below showing
                    produce sections of DNA from messenger            a map of a plasmid showing the positions of
                    RNA for use in genetic engineering?               recognition sequences of two restriction
                                                                      enzymes.
                    (A)    DNA polymerase
                    (B)    Reverse transcriptase
                    (C)    Restriction endonuclease
                    (D)    RNA polymerase



             44.    Which of the following DNA molecules can
                    be sectioned by using a restriction enzyme
                    with a recognition site of AATT?


                    (A)    G C T T G C A T A A G C
                           C G A A C G T A T T C G             45.    In an experiment to use this plasmid as a
                                                                      vector for the human insulin gene, for which
                    (B)    C A T G G C A T G G C A                    of the following reasons would the genetic
                           G T A C C G T A C C G A                    engineer choose the Bam location to cut this
                                                                      plasmid?
                    (C)    A G T T C A G G T A C C
                           T C A A G T C C A T G G                    (A)    The insulin gene is not
                                                                               complementary to the Eco R1
                    (D)    T A C C G T T A A G C T                             restriction site
                           A T G G C A A T T C G A                    (B)    Bam H1 makes a staggered cut
                                                                      (C)    To allow identification of the
                                                                               recombinant plasmid
                                                                      (D)    The gene for tetracycline resistance
                                                                               is needed for the expression of the
                                                                               insulin gene.


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