Changing the Living World
MANIPULATING DNA
CELL TRANFORMATION
APPLICATIONS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING
POTPOURRI
100
This type of breeding has produced dogs, cats, horses, etc.
What is Selective Breeding?
100
This separates DNA frangments.
What is Gel Electrophoresis?
100
The first step in transformation.
What is extract DNA?
100
Inserting genes into plants or animals results in _____.
What are transgenic organisms?
100
Making changes to the DNA code is called _____.
What is genetic engineering?
200
This could potentially cause a recessive genetic disorder.
What is inbreeding?
200
DNA has this charge.
What is negative?
200
A genetic marker used in cell transformation.
What is antibiotic resistance?
200
Transgenic plants can ___ the food supply.
What is increase?
200
The ultimate source of genetic variability.
What is mutation?
300
Crossing a buffalo with cattle to make beefalo is an example of this.
What is hybridization?
300
Chemical scissors to cut DNA at specific sequences are called _____.
What are restriction enzymes?
300
Placing foreign DNA into bacteria creates ___ DNA.
What is recombinant?
300
This human protein is made in large quantities by transgenic bacteria.
What is insulin?
300
Scientists use ____ and ____ to induce mutations.
What is radiation & chemicals?
400
The crossing of 2 different organisms creates a ____.
What is hybrid?
400
Knowing the DNA sequence allows researchers to ____.
What is study specific genes (functions)?
400
A sucessful transformation means a bacterial ____ will take up the DNA with the genetic marker.
What is a plasmid?
400
Dolly was created by ____.
What is cloning?
400
To make Dolly, Ian Wilmut removed a ___ cell from a sheep.
What is a body cell?
500
Dog breeds are maintained by _____.
What is inbreeding?
500
Technique that allows researchers to make unlimited copies of DNA.
What is Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)?
500
A cell takes in DNA from outside the cell.
What is transformation?
500
Polyploidy results in new species because it changes ____.
What is chromosome number?
500
All of Dolly's cells are identical because she is a ____.
What is clone?
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