The process of manipulating genes for practical purposes.
What is genetic engineering?
100
An agent that is used to carry the gene of interest into another cell.
What is a vector?
100
A research project that has linked over 20 scientific labs in 6 countries.
What is the Human Genome Project?
100
Animals with foreign DNA.
What are transgenic animals?
200
DNA made from two or more different organisms.
What is recombinant DNA?
200
Three commonly used vectors.
What are viruses, yeast and plasmids?
200
A drug manufactured by genetic engineering.
What is genetically modified (GM)?
200
In 1997, the first successful cloned animal using differentiated cells.
Who is Dolly, the lamb?
300
Bacterial enzymes that recognize and bind to specific short sequences of DNA, and then cut the DNA between specific nucleotides.
What are restriction enzymes?
300
Radioactive- or fluorescent- labeled RNA or single stranded DNA pieces that are complementary to the gene of interest.
What are probes?
300
A solution containing all or part of a harmless version of a pathogen.
What is a vaccine?
300
The process of conditioning the DNA during an early stage of development.
What is genetic imprinting?
400
In 1973, these two scientists conducted an experiment that revolutionized genetic studies in biology.
Who are Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer?
400
The third step in Genetic Engineering experiments.
What is genetic cloning?
400
A pattern of dark bands on photographic film that is made when an individual’s DNA restriction fragments are separated by gel electrophoresis, probed, and then exposed to an x-ray film.
What is DNA fingerprinting?
400
A cell that has become specialized to become a specific type of cell such as a liver cell.
What is a differentiated cell?
500
A technique that uses an electric field within a gel to separate DNA fragments by size.
What is electrophoresis?
500
A technique used to quickly make many copies of selected segments of the available DNA.
What are polymerase chain reactions?
500
The scientific investigation of the causes of injury and death when criminal activity is suspected and uses DNA fingerprinting to identify an individual.
What is the study of forensics?
500
A weed killer used in genetically engineering crops that is harmless to humans.