Genetic Engineering Quiz 23 (30 MCQs)

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1. Tomato plants usually have hairy stems. Hairless stems are present in tomato plants that are homozygous recessive for this trait. If the stem characteristics are determined by a single gene, what is the expected outcome of crossing two tomato plants that are heterozygous for hairy stems?
2. Plasmids, yeast, and viruses are known as .....
3. The process of putting recombinant DNA into an organism is called .....
4. A completely automated technology for the simultaneous analysis of the expression of nearly all genes.
5. A farmer wants only healthy plants so he takes the seeds of his healthiest plants and crosses them with each other. What is this an example of?
6. In plants, genetic engineering has been used to mass-produce insulin, human growth hormones, follistim (for treating infertility), human albumin, monoclonal antibodies, antihemophilic factors, vaccines, and many other drugs.
7. In a WB, the primary antibody binds to the ..... while the secondary antibody binds to the .....
8. Which of the following is this an example of:Sugar beets modified to grow faster and to be more resistant to weeds.
9. The image shown is a hypothetical recombinant DNA. What do you call the red portion of this rDNA?
10. A transgenic organism contains genes from another species
11. Which is not an ancient practice of genetic engineering?
12. Amplifying trace samples of DNA is called
13. Why is Dolly the sheep considered a clone?
14. Where would you expect to find Archaea organisms?
15. Given:H = Normal blood clotting and h = hemophilia ..... Cross a female that is a carrier with a normal male. What is the likelihood a recessive female is produced?
16. An organism used to make the human insulin gene.
17. What is the DIY genetics movement?
18. You are working as a biologist for a team surveying biodiversity in the Sierra Madre rainforest. You find a:-non-motile organism;-grows in the soil;-eukaryotic cells and;-autotrophic.Which one of the following could potentially describe this species?
19. ..... are used to ..... DNA pieces by .....
20. An organism generated through genetic engineering is considered to be a genetically modified organism
21. Which technique would most likely be used by forensic scientists?
22. Potential risks to human health and theenvironment
23. What is the benefit of GM golden rice?
24. One form of a gene is called .....
25. Testing that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins to rule out genetic disease and determine likelihood of developing a genetic disorder.
26. An exact copy of an organism is called a .....
27. Which of the following cannot serve as an external source of insulin except by genetic engineering?
28. Which scientist(s) is credited for publishing the structure of DNA?
29. The process in which a cell splits in two .....
30. The following are the steps taken during the cloning process.1. Transformation 2. Insertion 3. Isolation 4. Screening 5. Cut