Botany · Molecular basis of Inheritance

NEET (UG) 2023 — Question 96

Upon exposure to UV radiation, DNA stained with ethidium bromide will show

  1. Option A:

    Bright blue in colour

  2. Option B:

    Bright yellow colour

  3. Option C:

    Bright orange colour

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    Bright red colour

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

Option (3) is the correct answer because in recombinant DNA technology the separated DNA

fragments can be visualised only after staining the DNA with a substance known as ethidium

bromide followed by exposure to U.V. radiation. You can see bright orange coloured bands of

DNA in an ethidium bromide stained gel exposed to U.V. light.

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Exam
NEET (UG) 2023
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Molecular basis of Inheritance
Topic
DNA Fingerprinting
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