DNA and Protein Synthesis
In RNA A pairs with
U
GMO stands for
What is one use of a gel electrophoresis?
to match DNA for a crime scene, or to test relationship strength
Who is the father of immunization?
Edward Jenner
What is a Dominant Trait
The trait that always wins out and is present
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Name 3 concerns farmers face that GMO's address
weather, weeds, and insects
What are some precedents that he HeLa cell case set for patients and medicine?
informed consent
bodily autonomy
early HIPPA
What are the 3 types of immunity?
Adaptive, passive and herd
What is the only way to get a recessive trait to be expressed (or shown)
both alleles must be recessive
What is a codon
a set of 3 nucleotides for a ribosomal RNA to read and decode into a protein
papaya yields were lost due to a virus so they inserted a small strain of the virus into the DNA so it was resistant to it
Why do we use virus’ to transfer a CRISPR molecule into the cell?
the virus is able to attach the cell and put the DNA inside
What is an antibody?
A cell that is made by your body to fight a specific disease
What is a phenotype?
the physical look of a individual
DNA GCCATTGCAT
What is the RNA pairing?
CCGUAACGUA
bacteria and medicines, example used to create insulin
A gel electrophoresis breaks DNA into chunks that are then measured by ________?
Weight or the number of base pairs
Name 2 of the 4 types of vaccine preparations
inactive toxins
fragments of the virus
attenuated
killed
If you cross 2 heterozygous parents what is the GENOTYPIC Ratio of the off spring
1:2:1
List the order of protein synthesis from DNA in the nucleus to the final protein
5 steps
DNA - mRNA -(to the ribosome) rRNA - (amino acids brought in) tRNA - proteins
Why are using GMO's beneficial to the environment
less pesticides need to be used to control weeds, reduces tillage which reduces erosion or loss of topsoil
What does CRISPR stand for?
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
What vaccine was modified to create the COVID vaccine?
MMR vaccine
A parent with an A blood type has a baby with a person with a B blood type. The child has an O blood type. Is this possible - how so?
the parents need to be AO and BO for this to work but it can