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What is an inheritable change in genetic information called
What is a mutation
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Small, circular DNA molecules found in some bacteria are?
What are plasmids
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The insertion or deletion of a nucleotide is an example of?
What is a frameshift mutation
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Why must we use more that one restriction enzyme when splicing DNA
What is each enzyme cuts the DNA at a specific sequence
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What is striped on a tiger, its fur or its skin?
What is both
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The changes in the number or structure of a cell's chromosomes is called
What is a chromosomal mutation
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What type of breeding may bring together two recessive alleles causing a genetic defect?
What is inbreeding
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In which part of the production of recombinant DNA are restriction enzymes used?
What is cutting the DNA
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A transgenic organism is the result of ?
What is recombinant DNA
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How often do we blink on average
What is every six seconds
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An organism having three or more complete sets of chromosomes in its cells is said to be
What is a polyploid
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The bands used by genetic engineers to identify and classify an individual's DNA is?
What is RFLPs
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Which type of science allows a researcher to insert new genes into almost any organism?
What is genetic engineering
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How does an organism obtain its RFLPs?
What is they are inherited
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Approximately how many stars are in our galaxy
What is 250 billion
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A change that affects only an individual gene is called?
What is a gene mutation
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What can not affect an organisms mutation rate?
What is the amount of food
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What must be performed first when making a transgenic animal?
What is the egg cell must be transformed
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What genetic engineering toll is commonly used to identify criminals during investigations
What is DNA fingerprinting
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-40 degrees Celsius equals what in degrees Fahrenheit
What is -40
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Proteins that cut DNA at specific places are called?
What are restriction enzymes
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What type of mutation causes the greatest changes to a polypeptide
What is point mutation
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What organism was used to try to transform the cells of cystic fibrosis patients?
What is bacteria cells
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A cross between dissimilar individuals is known as
What is hybridization
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Name an animal that cannot walk backwards
What is an emu or a kangaroo
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