DNA Fingerprinting
What is a lab technique used to determine the identity of a person based on the nucleotide sequence of DNA; creates an image of bands that can be matched?
DNA Fingerprint
What is a technique that modifies the DNA or genetic code to treat or cure a disease or condition?
Gene therapy
What is the part of the cell that controls what goes in and out, surrounds the cell?
Cell membrane
What specialized cell that helps in movement?
Muscle cell
What type of reproduction results in the offspring that are IDENTICAL (the same as) the parent?
Asexual reproduction
What technique is used to separate DNA fragments according to their size using electrical current, creates a DNA Fingerprint?
Gel electrophoresis
What is the process that uses technology to alter the DNA makeup of an organism?
Genetic engineering
Bonus: What year was the classic animated Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer released?
1964
What specialized cell transmits and receives information?
Nerve cell
Which cells are formed during cell division?
Daughter cells
What is a picture of the chromosomes?
Karyotype
Bonus: What 1965 animated Christmas movie; it stars a dog and his friends. The movie is based on a comic strip.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
What cells are found in animals?
Animal cells
What specialized cell fights sickness in the body (part of the immune system)?
White blood cells
Which type of cell division results in new cells containing less chromosomes than the parent cell (meiosis)?
Reductive division
Bonus: What Christmas movie was made in 1954? It was about two WWII soldiers that put on a musical performance in a country inn to save it from ruin.
White Christmas
What research project that mapped the sequence of human DNA and genes?
Human Genome Project
What structure is used for protection and support in plant cells, rigid outer layer?
Cell wall
What cell has NOT undergone the process of differentiation?
Stem cell
Bonus: Which 1992 Christmas movie is based on Dickens holiday tale featuring the characters Bob Cratchit, Ebenezer Scrooge and 3 ghosts, all played by some unusual actors?
The Muppet Christmas Carol
What is a protein that cuts DNA into fragments or pieces at a specific location?
Restriction enzyme
Which part of DNA contains information from more than one species?
Recombinant DNA
What large organelle is used for water storage in plant cells?
Central vacuole
Bonus: What classic black and white Christmas movie made in 1946 had the famous line, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings"?
It's a Wonderful Life
Which type of reproduction results in offspring being DIFFERENT from the parents?
Sexual reproduction