DNA
The molecules that form the DNA backbone
What are sugar and phosphate?
The first successful mammalian clone
Who is Dolly the sheep?
An organism with foreign DNA incorporated into their genome
What is a transgenic organism?
This produces millions of copies of a DNA sequence
What is polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?
Binds with adenine (A)
What is thymine?
Most common outcome with pregnancies resulting from cloning
What is spontaneous abortion?
Fixing a mutated gene or regulating a defective one
What is gene therapy?
Polymorphic sequences of DNA used in profiling that are unique to each individual
What are short tandem repeats (STR)?
Binds with Guanine (G)
What is cytosine (C)?
Why calico cat clones do not have the same color pattern as the donor cat
What is X chromosome inactivation?
Treatment that causes body cells to attack toxic cells
What is cell therapy?
Process used to separate framents of DNA based on size
What is gel electrophoresis?
Series order of As, Gs, Cs, & Ts
What is a DNA sequence?
The process by which a female can develop an unfertilized egg and create a new individual
What is parthenogenesis?
An apple grown with manipulated DNA to prevent it from browning when you cut it open, for example
What is a genetically modified organism (GMO)?
The practice of identifying an unknown DNA profile by searching for relatives in a database
What is forensic genetic genealogy?
Lengths of DNA not used to make proteins
What is non-coding DNA?
Examples of human cloning
What are identical twins?
System the allows precise editing of DNA
What is CRISPR?
In order to identify an individual using DNA, you must have this