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father of biogeogrpahy

alfred russel wallace

100

How many codons are possible?

64

100

What is tRNA?

Transfer RNA (transfer msg from RNA into amino acid)

100

2 necessary enzymes for recombinant DNA technology

restriction enzyme and ligase

100

What is rRNA?

Ribosomal RNA (part of structure for ribosome)

200

Universal start codon

AUG=MET

200

What is a codon?

3 nucleotides that codes for 1 amino acid

200

What does redundant mean?

more than 1 codon for some amino acids

200

what is unambiguous?

any codon for 1 amino acid does not code for any other amino acid

200

What GMO was developed from the tedTalk?

SUB 1 rice

300

What is the most common vector in recombinant DNA tech

plasmid of prokaryotic cell

300

what are 2 ways mutations can be caused?

spontaneous and induced by mutagens

300
important enzymes for breaking and recombing DNA

Restriction enzyme (what does it do?)

and DNA ligase (what does it do?)

300

What are the types of point mutations

silent, nonsense, missense, & frameshift

300

what is biotechnology?

using a living thing to produce a service or product

400

what is an antigen?

stimulates an immune response

400

who was the 1st cloned mammal?

Dolly the sheep

400

who developed PCR?

Kary Mullins

400

What is recombinant DNA?

DNA from 2 different strands

400

What is a vector

gene carrier

500

What are some examples of GMOs

vitamin a rice, cotton, transgenics, plums, & mosquitoes

500

what are examples of biotechnology that were produced in response to covid-19?

vaccine, tests (rapid), paxlovid (pills), & monoclonal antibodies
500

What is a gel electrophoresis used for?

comparing and contrasting segments of DNA

500

What does PCR do?

amplifies DNA (like a copy machine)

500

what are the 3 types of adaptations

behavioral, structural, biochemical