CRISPR
True of False: CRISPR can be used to create clones
True
What does DNA stand for?
What was the first genetically modified pet sold in stores?
The glo-fish
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
23 pairs
True or False: CRISPR cannot be used to intentify gene drives
False
What is the name of shape of DNA?
A double helix
What is the name of the first clone? (Hint it's a sheep)
Dolly the sheep
What is it called when you have two of the same alleles?
homozygous alleles
When was CRISPR discovered?
1993
Where in a cell is DNA found?
The Nucleus
Who discovered DNA?
What is a punnet square used for?
To determine the chance something has to inherit a trait from its parents based on recessive and dominant genes
Who created/discovered CRISPR? (Hint it's two people)
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpenteier
What are the four bases that make up DNA?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine
What was the first gene therapy (Gleevec) used to treat?
Chronic Leukemia
What percent of our genes is shared with bananas?
50 percent of our genes (1 percent of our DNA)
What does CRISPR stand for?
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
What bases of DNA pair together?
Adenine bonds to thymine and cytosine bonds with guanine (A and T, C and G)
When was DNA discovered?
1869
What is the difference between a dominant vs. recessive gene?
A dominant gene always overrules the recessive gene (Ex. brown eyes gene always overrules blue eyes gene)