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How Genes Work
Genetic Engineering
Cancer
Human Development and Aging
100
The 2 purines are adenine and what?
Guanine
100
Name one human hormone that could be massed produced in order to treat disease.
Insulin, HGH, oxytocin
100
Name 3 ways people can prevent cancer.
Quit smoking, avoid sun exposure, safe occupation, early detection, vitamins, certain foods
100
Name 3 physiological effects of aging?
Wrinkles, hair loss, decreased vision and hearing, decreased strength, decreased bone mass, decreased immune function
200
Who are the scientists who proposed the model for DNA?
Watson and Crick
200
What is selective breeding?
Breeding plants or animals to produce desired traits
200
What is the term for tumors that uncontrollably grow and divide, often invading other parts of the body?
Malignant
200
Where does fertilization usually occur?
Uterine tubes
300
What are the 3 types of RNA?
Messenger, transfer, and ribosomal
300
What is a transgenic organism?
Organism that has received genes from another organism.
300
What is the term for movement of cancer cells from one area of the body to another?
Metastasis
300
What hormone is detected in pregnancy tests?
HCG (Human chorionic gonadotrophin)
400
What is the name for protein synthesis on an mRNA template?
Translation
400
What are 2 controversies regarding genetic engineering?
safety, potential for wrong-doing, cause ecological catastrophy, long-term consequences
400
Name the 3 most common treatments for cancer.
Surgery, chemo and radiation
400
The ectoderm of the blastocyst becomes what structure?
Spinal cord
500
What are 3 differences between DNA and RNA?
Double vs single stranded, deoxyribose vs ribose, contains thymine vs uracil, nucleus vs cytoplasm
500
What is the function of restriction endonucleases?
Cut out segments of DNA to be inserted somewhere else
500
What type of cancer is showing promising results with treatments of Photofrin and laser?
Esophageal
500
What are the 3 stages of childbirth?
Dilation, expulsion, placental delivery