DNA
PCR
Allele Frequencies
GMO
Gel Electrophoresis
100

These are the names of the four bases of a DNA molecule.

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine

100

The machine that changes temperature to perform the PCR.

thermocycler

100

change in allele frequency due to chance or random events

genetic drift

100

Name two of the top 10 GMO foods

corn, soy, cottonseed, papaya, rice, rapeseed (conola), potatoes, tomatoes, dairy, peas

100

This object is used to create wells in the gel.

comb

200

The full set of genetic information in an individual.

genome

200

These are short, single stranded pieces of DNA that start the sequence of DNA that you want to copy.

primers

200

This is the name of the online database that is used to match DNA sequences to sequences stored in the database

BLAST - Basic Local Alignment Search Tool

200

Name two benefits of GMOs

pesticide resistance, herbicide resistance, drought tolerance, vetamin A, frost tolerance

200

A DNA fragment of 400 bases is higher or lower on the gel than a DNA fragment of 700 bases?

lower

300

Name an area of DNA that is not directly involved in coding for proteins.

introns, regulatory regions, RNA genes, non-coding genes (junk DNA), transposons and retrotransposons ("Jumping Genes")

300

The name of the stage where the two strands of DNA come apart.

Denaturation
300

These are two assumptions of Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

random mating, large population size, no migration, no mutation, no natural selection


300

Name one disadvantage of GMOs

Monoculture, owned by big business. could cross pollinate, could have off target effects

300

This is added to the gel in order to visualize the DNA in a gel.

gel red

400

These are a sequence of bases that copy and past themselves around the genome.

retrotransposons

400

If a PCR cycle starts with 1 molecule and each cycle takes 5 minutes, you will have this many molecules of DNA after 30 minutes.

64

400

Change in genetic variation after a population moves to a new area

founder effect

400

The process of breeding organisms to increase the frequency of desired alleles.

artificial selection

400

After turning on the electricity, the DNA moves toward what color electrode?

red

500

A picture of all of the chromosomes lined up in order of size.

karyotype

500

The name of the bacteria that provides the Taq Polymerase

Thermus aquaticus

500

What is the Hardy Weinberg Equation?

p2 + 2pg + q2 = 1

500

The promotor sequence for most GMOs comes from this virus

cauliflower mosaic virus

500
An agarose gel mix with a total volume of 400 ml contains this much agarose powder.
8 g