Genetic Engineering Quiz 66 (30 MCQs)

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1. What are some of the genetic engineering techniques mentioned?
2. A medical researcher hopes to cure a disease in mice by changing a gene. How can the researcher change the sequence of the gene?
3. A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different sources is known as .....
4. Recombinant DNA introduced into bacterial cell
5. Mutations can benefit humans because they can:
6. We can insert new genes into plasmids, and then insert the plasmids into bacteria. The bacteria will then express those new genes, making ..... that are useful to us. When we do this, we are using the plasmid as a .....
7. Biologists use ..... to join two DNA molecules together
8. What do we call the new molecule after the process of ligation wherein the vector plasmid is joined with the gene of interest?
9. True or False:In the United States, as of July 2011, it is illegal to use federal funding for research on human embryos derived from a somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)
10. What type of vaccines were mentioned as being developed using genetic engineering?
11. Which genetic testing method is considered an invasive procedure?
12. To separate DNA fragments from one another, scientists use .....
13. ..... is field of biotechnology which describes the process of altering the genes of living organisms to produce new traits that may have application in the field of agriculture, medicine, and the industry.
14. What is the basic unit of life that makes up all living things?
15. A DNA molecule produced by combining DNA from different organisms is known as?
16. What is used to make larger DNA segments into smaller fragments.
17. Scientists produce oil-eating bacteria by
18. Bacterial plasmids contain essential genes.
19. Is Genetic Engineering beneficial for us?
20. The structure labelled X in the genetically engineered bacterial cell is a
21. Identify an advantage of IVF if you are a carrier of cystic fibrosis (CF)
22. Wild yaks and cattle have a common ancestor. What process caused them to evolve in different ways?
23. A farmer only wants healthy plants, so he takes the seeds of his healthiest plants and crosses them with each other (of the same species). What is this an example of?
24. Many mutations .....
25. Which of the following is not a risk / disadvantage of selective breeding?
26. If the DNA sequence of one strand is ..... ATA CCA TTA then the mRNA codon sequence is .....
27. Which of the following have been produced by selective breeding?
28. Which example represents a modern biotechnology technique that raises potential ethical issues?
29. Increasing helpful traits to an organism is one way a breeder may use selective breeding.
30. Has taken thousands of years to develop the desired agricultural outcomes.