This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 106 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 106 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the plasmid vector allows identification of transformed bacteria A) Antibiotic resistance marker. B) Promoter sequence. C) Origin of replication. D) Restriction sites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antibiotic resistance marker. 2. What enzymes cut DNA molecules at specific locations? A) Digestive enzymes. B) Restriction enzymes. C) Polymerization enzymes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restriction enzymes. 3. Which type of mutation is normally more severe because they affect more than one codon? A) Point Mutations. B) Substitution mutations. C) Mutations where A's are replaced with T's. D) Frameshift Mutaitons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frameshift Mutaitons. 4. DNA fingerprinting can help police A) Identify crime scene DNA. B) Identify suspects. C) Idenitify victims. D) All choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All choices are correct. 5. How can DNA fragments be separated and analyzed? A) Gel electrophoresis. B) Recombinant DNA. C) Plasmids. D) Restriction Enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gel electrophoresis. 6. What process occurs during meiosis that can result in chromosomal disorders? A) Crossing over. B) Non-disjunction. C) Anaphase I. D) Prophase II. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-disjunction. 7. What is the origin of replication? A) Place of origin. B) Sequence of genome where replication starts. C) Where DNA are formed. D) Where RNA are formed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sequence of genome where replication starts. 8. Molecules that have the ability to cut DNA molecules at precise sequences of base pairs A) Gel electrophoresis. B) Restriction enzymes. C) Nucleotides. D) Amino acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restriction enzymes. 9. GMOs are ..... transgenic organisms A) Always. B) Never. C) Sometimes. D) The same as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sometimes. 10. What is a good argument for genetically modifying animals? A) Produce more meat. B) Figure out how to make Spiderman. C) Modifying your kids to make them more awesome. D) New genes are needed to create new species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produce more meat. 11. Polyploidy may instantly produce new types of organisms that are larger and stronger than their diploid relatives in ..... A) Animals. B) Plants. C) Bacteria. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 12. Which of the following is the role of restriction enzymes in genetic engineering? A) Cut the DNA. B) Dissolve the DNA. C) Isolate the DNA. D) Restrict the elongation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cut the DNA. 13. The process of replacing damaged or unhealthy genes with working copies is called ..... A) Gene replacement. B) Gene therapy. C) Medical genetics. D) GMO humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gene therapy. 14. All of an organism's genes is known as their A) DNA fingerprint. B) Genome. C) Plasmid. D) Genetic library. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genome. 15. These are positions in a genome where some individuals have one nucleotide (e.g. a G) and others have a different nucleotide (e.g. a C) A) FISH. B) SNP. C) SSLP. D) RFLP. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SNP. 16. ..... are used to cut strands of DNA at specific locations. A) Ribosomes. B) Catalytic converters. C) Restriction enzymes. D) DNA polymerase enzymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restriction enzymes. 17. What are the advantages of genetic engineering? A) Increased yields in GM crops. B) Treatment of diabetes. C) Potential treatment of other inherited disorders. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Which factor can affect the epigenome? A) Nutrition. B) Exercise. C) Stress. D) All of these factors can affect the epigenome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these factors can affect the epigenome. 19. Choose correct statement for the genetic engineering. A) Procedure to make genetically modified plant is same for all plants. B) It is not possible to transfer only single gene through genetic engineering. C) Gene can not be transferred from bacteria to plant cell. D) All statements are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Procedure to make genetically modified plant is same for all plants. 20. Animals with desired characteristics are mated to produce offspring with those desired traits. A) Hybridization. B) Selective Breeding. C) Gene Splicing. D) Cloning. 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