Lab Techniques
What technique separates molecules by size and charge?
Gel electrophoresis
This technology screens embryos in vitro for their genetic makeup.
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
What is the purpose of CRISPR technology?
Gene editing
This disease involves a build up of mucus in the lungs, among other places, due to a mutation in the CFTR gene.
Cystic Fibrosis
We should all give thanks to this U.S. president who proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving in 1789
Washington
What technique makes copies of DNA?
PCR
This chemical has a bitter taste--only if you have the dominant allele for the taste receptors!
PTC
Which enzyme acts as the "molecular scissors" in a CRISPR system?
Cas9
A third copy of the 21st chromosomes causes this syndrome.
Down Syndrome
While the turkey is cooking, we can watch this NFL team that played more Turkey Day games than any other
Detroit Lions
What technique cuts DNA at a specific sequence?
Restriction enzyme digest
What website allows any scientist to compare a genetic sequence to a massive genomic database?
BLAST
What is the name of the molecule that allows CRISPR technology to recognize the target DNA sequence?
gRNA (guide RNA)
Sickle Cell Disease (or Anemia)
I'm decorating with a cornucopia inspired by the magical horn of Amalthea, who nursed this Greek god when he was a baby
Zeus
This is the enzyme that copies the target DNA in PCR.
taq DNA Polymerase
Some people choose to get a genetic test for this gene, whose presence increases the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer.
BRCA (1 or 2)
What gene was edited in Lulu and Nana, the "CRISPR twins" born in 2018?
CCR5
This X-linked disorder that affects the protein dystrophin has recently had a new exon-skipping gene therapy treatment approved by the FDA!
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
If we eat enough of these cranberries we won't get scurvy because they're chock full of this vitamin
C
The wells of gel in electrophoresis need to face towards this electrode when a DNA sample is run.
Negative
This type of experimental reproductive technology is currently banned in the United States, but when used in the UK produces is often called a "3 parent embryo"
Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
This neurodegenerative disorder is due to a CAG repeat in a protein expressed in the brain.
Huntington's Disease
The sedative effects of turkey have been attributed to this amino acid, sold as a sleep aid until 1990
Tryptophan