This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Genetic Engineering > Genetic Engineering – Quiz 127 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Genetic Engineering Quiz 127 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Taqman is a A) Sequence specific probe. B) Sequence non-specific probe. C) PCR Primer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sequence specific probe. 2. ..... is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce and have offspring together. A) Selective Breeding. B) Transgenic Organism. C) Gel Electrophorsis. D) PCR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selective Breeding. 3. A variety of different species of plants and animals in a certain environment A) Secondary Consumers. B) Biodiversity. C) Fish Farming. D) Modifications. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 4. Insuline is a hormone A) Decrease the blood glucose level. B) Increase the blood glucose level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease the blood glucose level. 5. ..... is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. A) GMO. B) DNA Fingerprinting. C) Chromosomal Mutation. D) Selective Breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GMO. 6. In a pedigree chart, how are females illustrated A) Circles. B) Squares. C) Triangles. D) Lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circles. 7. Traits that can be passed from parents to offspring A) Overproduction. B) Variety. C) Heritable Traits. D) Artificial Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heritable Traits. 8. A polymerase chain reaction is used to? A) Produce mutations in bacteria. B) Determine the sequence of DNA. C) Make copies of a DNA sequence. D) Selectively breeds plants and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make copies of a DNA sequence. 9. A group of DNA that makes up a trait is called a ..... A) Gene. B) Molecule. C) Cell. D) Inheritance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gene. 10. What do you call it when DNA is coded to RNA A) Transcription. B) Translation. C) Coding. D) Translocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transcription. 11. What are the two proposals made by Lamarck regarding evolution? A) Evolution takes place by small, gradual steps and simple organisms could develop into more complex organisms over many generations. B) Species change over many generations and become better adapted to new conditions. C) Features of Earth change a great deal over time and processes that create land features are still active. D) Some animals existed in the past but no longer today. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evolution takes place by small, gradual steps and simple organisms could develop into more complex organisms over many generations. 12. Proteins are made during what process? A) DNA Replication. B) Transcription. C) Translation. D) Growth and Repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Translation. 13. What did the scientists do with the DNA code for human insulin? A) They cut and pasted it into bacteria. B) They cut and pasted it into cats. C) They cut and pasted it into cows. D) They cut and pasted it into humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They cut and pasted it into bacteria. 14. What does "genic" mean in transgenic? A) Genes. B) Genome. C) Generator. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genes. 15. Choosing two closely related organisms from the same species to ensure desired traits are passed to their offspring A) Inbreeding. B) Outbreeding. C) Hybridization. D) Pedigree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inbreeding. 16. Inserting a normal copy of a gene to replace a defective one ..... A) DNA forensics. B) Gene Testing. C) DNA Sequencing. D) Gene Therapy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gene Therapy. 17. Many diabetics are now using insulin that was made by certain bacteria. The ability of these bacteria to produce insulin was most likely the result of A) Deleting many DNA segments from bacterial DNA. B) Genetic mapping of bacterial DNA to activate the gene for insulin production. C) Inserting a portion of human DNA into the ring-shaped DNA of bacteria. D) Using radiation to trigger mutations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inserting a portion of human DNA into the ring-shaped DNA of bacteria. 18. What is the main advantage of genetic engineering? A) The improvement of the food industry. B) The potential creation of new species. C) The rapid production of essential biochemical substances. D) The correction of genetic defects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The correction of genetic defects. 19. Recombinant DNA= DNA combined from ..... or more organisms). A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 20. A personal with type AB blood has which genotype? A) Type A. B) AA. C) HIM. D) IAIB. 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