NEET UG 2024 · Botany · Question 133
NEET 2024 Botany, question 133
Question 133 of the NEET 2024 paper (code T2) is a Botany question from Biotechnology: Principles and Processes. Its idea, Origin of Replication (ori), was asked 4 times, in 2020, 2024 and 2026, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 1.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q133 · Botany
What is the fate of a piece of DNA carrying only gene of interest which is transferred into an alien organism?
A. The piece of DNA would be able to multiply itself independently in the progeny cells of the organism.
B. It may get integrated into the genome of the recipient.
C. It may multiply and be inherited along with the host DNA.
D. The alien piece of DNA is not an integral part of chromosome.
E. It shows ability to replicate.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1B and C onlyOfficial answer
- 2A and E only
- 3A and B only
- 4D and E only
Official answer: option 1 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
Origin of Replication (ori), in other papers
NEET asked this idea 4 times, in 2020, 2024 and 2026. The other 3 questions below.
- 2026 Q180Match List-I with List-II. List-I | List-II A. Transformation | I. Restriction enzyme B. Cloning site | II. Transfer DNA to host bacteria…Match the lists · Easy
- 2024 Q169The following diagram showing restriction sites in E.coli cloning vector pBR322. Find the role of 'X' and 'Y' genes:Figure-based · Medium
- 2020 Q78The sequence that controls the copy number of the linked DNA in the vector, is termed :One-line MCQ · Easy
Origin of Replication (ori): every question and how it was framed
The chapter
Biotechnology: Principles and Processes in ten years of NEET
46 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 4.4 a paper. Cloning Vectors alone had 18.