Applied Genetics
DNA Technology
DNA Technology #2
The Human Genome
100

What is the process in which two closely related organisms are bred to produced desired traits and eliminate undesired ones in future generations?

Inbreeding 

100

Selective breeding produces organisms with what?

Desired Traits

100

What do scientists use to cut DNA into smaller fragments? 

Restriction Enzymes

100

What process is when variations in the DNA sequenced that occur when a single genome is altered?

SNP

200

What is the method for determining the genotype of an organism?

Test Cross

200

What does genetic engineering change?

The specific gene that is expressed

200

What is the technique that copies a specific region of DNA?

PCR

200

What is the function of SNP?

To help identify many genes associated with genetic disorders

300

What is the process by which desired traits in an organism are selected and passed on to their future generations?

Selective Breeding

300

The purpose of _______ is to produce very large numbers of identical DNA molecules.

Cloning 

300

What combines DNA fragments from different sources?

Recombinant DNA tech.

300

When was the Human Genome Project completed?

2003

400

What is the method in which someone crosses parent organisms with specific traits?

Hybridization

400

The purpose of ________ is to provide scientists with valuable information for further study?

DNA sequencing 

400

What are bacterial proteins?

Restriction enzymes

400

What is it called when sequences have no direct function?

Noncoding sequences

500

What kind or traits can be passed on to future generations if both parents carry recessive allels?

Harmful

500

The purpose of ________ is to make millions of copies of a specific region of a molecule sample?

PCR

500

What is the process that separates DNA fragments by size?

Gel electrophoresis

500

How are DNA sequences unique to each person determined?

DNA fingerprinting