What are GMOs
Why are GMOs
How are GMOs
DNA and amplification
Proteins and antibodies
100
Genetically Modified organism
What is a GMO?
100
These flying or crawling pests damage crops by devouring or spoiling them before harvest
What are insects
100
Plants are made resistant to insects by adding this gene from Bacillus thuringiensis
What is BT toxin
100
The process of amplifying DNA is commonly known by these letters
What is PCR
100
A chain of amino acids
What is a protein
200
an organism that has new genes "Trans"ferred from another organism
What is a transgenic
200
The plants choke out crops by outgrowing them in the fields
What are weeds
200
Monsanto's line of plants made resistant to herbicides by adding a gene that is resistant to the Roundup have this trade name
What is Roundup-Ready
200
The specificity of a PCR reaction is determined by these short stretches of DNA
What are primers
200
This enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay is used to detect spciic analytes in a wide varity of research and diagnostic tests
What is an ELISA
300
This food crop has been substantially changed over time by selective breeding and is used to produce ethanol
What is corn
300
These simple microscopic organisms destroy crops by infecting the cells and taking over the machinery of the cells
What are viruses
300
Making a plant resistant to drought would be important in this area of the world
What is Africa
300
This protein makes another copy of DNA from a single strand combined with a primer
What is a polymerase
300
A protein that is made by the immune system and binds to one specific target
What is an antibody
400
This food crop has been substantially changed over time by selective breeding and is the major source of gluten
What is wheat
400
Blindness and death can be caused by a deficiency in this vitamin
What is vitamin A
400
Adding a gene that makes a plant synthesize Vitamin A is important in this part of the world
What is Asia
400
The PCR reaction products are separated and visualized by this technique
What is gel electrophoresis
400
The substance that is bound by an antibody
What is an analyte
500
This Hawaiian crop was almost destroyed by a virus and was rescued by GMO technology
What is Papaya
500
The process of genetic regulation by interfering RNA was discovered by accident when developing a GMO in this flower
What is a petunia
500
Adding DNA from viruses causes plants to be resistant to the virus by this mechanism
What is interfering RNA
500
The machine hat performs PCR by raising and lowering the tmperature of the samples according to a spcific proocol
What is a thermocycler?
500
An antibody that is modified by adding a fluorescent tag, gold, or some other tag
What is a conjugated antibody
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