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100
Coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy in the National Institute of Health.
What is the Human Genome Project
100
True or False: Different species use different genetic codes.
What is False
100
In what setting or situation would the polymerase chain reaction most likely be used? A. A library B. A movie theater C. A crime investigation D. Hardaway High School
What is a crime investigation?
100
What is the purpose of Gel electrophoresis? A. To make your hair look nice. B. To identify DNA fragment origins. C. To make million copies of DNA. D. To help transfer genes
What is to identify DNA fragment origins?
100
The Human Genome Project can help__________. A) find new medication B) reveal ancestries C) Both A and B D) none of the above
What is both A and B?
200
What are the TWO forms of cloning called? A. reproductive cloning B. undifferentiated cloning C. therapeutic cloning D. somatic cloning
What is reproductive and therapeutic cloning?
200
How are the DNA strands separated?
What is according to the strand size?
200
For gel electrophoresis, fragments of _______ and ______ are used.
What are nucleic acids and proteins?
200
Define gene transfer.
What is the technique of taking a gene out of one organism and placing it in another organism?
200
State the purpose of the polymerase chain reaction.
What is to get enough DNA to be able to analyze it?
300
What is DNA Profiling used for?
What is in paternity suits, crime scences, etc.
300
What are the possible applications of DNA profiling? I. Solving paternity suits II. Aiding certain criminal investigations III. Identifying people who died last century A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II and III
What is B. I, II only?
300
Define clone.
What is a group of genetically identical organisms or a group of cells artifically derived from a single parent?
300
What shows that there is a very small number of DNA bases which make one person different from any other person in the world
What is the Human Genome Project?
300
All known organisms use bases A, T, C, and G to code for proteins. The codons they form always code for the same amino acids, so? A:None of the above B:So transferred DNA codes for the same polypeptide chain in the host organism as it did in the donor organism C: It can connect to the DNA . D: All the above.
What is B. So transferred DNA codes for the same polypeptide chain in the host organism as it did in the donor organism?
400
Name two benefits of genetic engineering for farmers.
What is improving food production and fewer chemical pesticides needed?
400
What is the aim of the Human Genome Project? A. Identify human infectious diseases B. Make improvements to the human genome C. Allow transfer of genes from other species to humans D. Sequence genetic information in humans
What is D. Sequence genetic information in humans?
400
Why is it possible for a gene from one organism to be introduced and function in a different organism? A. All organisms are made of cells B. All organisms have nuclei C. The genetic code is universal D. All organisms have ribosomes
What is the genetic code is universal (C)?
400
Which enzymes are needed to produce recombinant plasmids that are used in gene transfer? A. DNA polymerase and ligase B. DNA polymerase and restriction enzymes C. Restriction enzymes and ligase D. Helicase and restriction enzymes
What is restriction enzymes and ligase?
500
Name one benefit of GMOs.
What is using GMOs to produce rare proteins for medications or vaccines could be, in the long run, less costly and produce less pollution than synthesizing such proteins in laboratories (Answers may vary).
500
Name one harmful effect of GMOs.
What is genes could cross species? (Answers may vary)
500
What can be used to compare the genomes of different organisms or different individuals?
What is Gel electrophoresis?
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