Cursed Genes
BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations raise the risk of which cancer?
Breast Cancer
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
PCR stands for?
Polymerase chain reaction
Cancer of blood-forming tissue
Leukemia
What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow
The 2008 law that stops employers from using your genetic info
GINA
A pairs with __, C pairs with ___
T, G
In a gel, which fragments travel farthest?
smallest
What is it called when cancer spreads to form secondary tumors?
Metastasis
What is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight?
the bat
Henrietta Lacks' HeLa cells came from which cancer?
Cervical cancer
TRICK: Show 5'-ATCCGTA-3'. The first team to write the correct complementary strand wins 300 points and candy!
3'-TACGGCAT-5'
What are the 3 steps of PCR, in order?
Denaturation, annealing, extension
Teams, wager your points! Cancer of epithelial cells is called...?
Carcinoma
Which building has the most stories?
a library
What year did The Human Genome Project finish?
2003
Which bond is stronger, A-T or G-C, and why?
G-C, because it has 3 hydrogen bonds
What is the sequencing method that reads long DNA in real time through tiny holes?
nanopore
What enzyme do cancer cells turn back on so their DNA ends don't wear down, letting them divide forever?
Telomerase
16 06 68 88 __ 98
What's the missing number?
87
How many patients did The Cancer Genome Atlas sequence?
about 11,000
Name both purines.
adenine and guanine
Starting from 1 DNA molecule, how many copies after 10 PCR cycles?
1,024
What is the main job of a normal tumor suppressor gene in a healthy cell?
To stop cells from dividing too fast, repair damaged DNA, or trigger cell death (apoptosis) if the DNA can't be fixed.
What can kill a werewolf?
silver