BioTechnology Basic Interview questions

• What is biotechnology?
• Give examples of application of biotech for welfare of mankind.
• What is cloning?
• Is cloning ethical?
• Name some cloned animals.
• What is a stem cell?
• What are the applications of stem cell technology?
• Can you name an Indian corporate group that is into stem cell research?
• Why does a cell multiply?
• What are bacteria?
• What are fungi?
• What is the difference between fungi and bacteria?
• What is a virus?
• Why is virus non-living?
• What is the difference between bacteria and virus?
• What are the major biotech companies in India?
• What is the use of biotech in agriculture and dairy industries?
• What is a protein?
• Is nucleic acid a protein?
• What is a gene?
• Who coined the term 'gene'?
• What is gene amplification?
• What is gene bank?
• What is gene pool?
• What is DNA?
• What is DNA made of?
• What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?
• What is RNA?
• How does DNA duplicate itself?
• What is a DNA chip?
• What is terminator gene technology?
• What is a chromosome?
• What do you know about the Human Genome Project?
• What are the applications of Human Genome in pharmaceuticals?
• What is genetic engineering?
• What is hybridisation?
• What is the difference between genetic engineering and hybridisation?
• What are amino acids?
• What is the difference between physical chemistry and organic chemistry?
• Name some inheritance diseases.
• Is haemophilia an inheritance disease?
• What is the contribution of Watson and Crick?
• What is mitosis?
• What is meiosis?