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- 1. Multiple ChoiceYou have benefited from selective breeding by having more agricultural produce than would have been possible otherwise.TrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAn application of using DNA technology to help environmental scientists would be ___.use PCR to analyze DNA at a crime scenecreate a tobacco plant that glows in the darkclone the gene for human growth hormone to treat pituitary dwarfismmake transgenic bacteria that can be used to clean up oil spills more quickly than do the natural bacteria
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be an example of gene therapy technology?development of a nasal spray that contains copies of the normal gene that is defective in person with cystic fibrosiscutting DNA into fragments with restriction enzymesmodifying E. coli to produce indigo dye for coloring denim blue jeansseparation DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis
- 4. Multiple ChoiceRecombinant DNA are currently used to produce____.clothing dye, cheese, and laundry productshuman antibiotics and vaccinescrops that taste better and stay fresh longerall of these
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Human Genome Project has made diagnosing genetic disorders easier.Once a genetic disorder is diagnosed, ____ can be used as a possible treatment.cell culturesgene therapyDNA fingerprintingPCR
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA gene gun and a virus may both be classified as ____ because they are mechanisms by which foreign DNA may be transferred into a host cell.bacteriaplasmidsvectorssplicers
- 7. Multiple Choice____ are produced when DNA from another species is inserted into the genome of an organism, which then begins to produce the protein encoded on the recombinant DNA.vectorsplasmidstransgenic organismsgene guns
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA ____ is a small ring of DNA found in a bacterial cell.virusplasmidgene bulletPCR
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe entire collection of genes within human cells is referred to as the ______.human genomekaryotypepedigreegene map
- 10. Multiple Choice____ is an application of the human genome project that involves the insertion of normal genes into cells with defective genes in order to correct genetic disorders.gene gungene mappinggene linkagegene therapy
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich information was most important to the development of genetic engineering techniques?the observation of nondominant allelesthe discovery of lethal genesthe formulation of Punnett squaresthe structure of the DNA molecule
- 12. Multiple ChoiceGenetic engineering has produced goats whose milk contains proteins that can be used as medicines. This effect was produced bymixing genes into the milkinjecting genes into the goats uddersinserting foreign genes into fertilized goat eggsgenetically modifying the nutritional needs of the goats offspring
- 13. Multiple ChoiceResearchers have been working on cloning animals such as sheep. Which result is most likely to be a negative result such as cloning?development of extra organspremature deatha low rate of genetic diseasesdelayed aging
- 14. Multiple ChoiceCows are selectively bred to produce milk. Which of the following will cause the next generation to receive the trait to produce large quantities of milk?nutrients in their foodmineral in their waterelectrical impulses to their brainsinformation in their chromosomes
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA scientist cloned a goat. Which of these is a true statement about the cloned goat?It has new genes and traitsIt lacks the genes for reproductionIt has the genes that are identical to the original goatIt looks the same but has different genes.
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