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Method of breeding that allows only those organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation
hybridization
selective breeding
polymerase chain reaction
genetic marker
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True or False: DNA produced by combining DNA from different sources is called recombinant DNA
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False
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Breeding technique that involves crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best traits of both organisms
Transgenic
Biotechnology
Hybridization
Clone
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The continued breeding of individuals with similar, desirable characteristics to maintain those characteristics in their offspring is called ___________________
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DNA Fingerprinting is:
member of a population of genetically identical cells produced from a single cell
Glass slide or silicone chip that carries thousands of different kinds of single-stranded DNA fragments arranged in a grid. A DNA microarray is used to detect and measure the expression of thousands of genes at one time
Tool used by biologists that analyzes an individual's unique collection of DNA restriction fragments; used to determine whether two samples of genetic material are from the same person
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Cloning is:
genetically identical cells produced from a single cell
an organism that contains genes from other organisms
a small, circular piece of DNA located in the Cytoplasm of many bacteria
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True or False: Scientific study of crime scene evidence is called forensics
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True
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True or False: The process of changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder. An absent or faulty gene is replaced by a normal working gene is called DNA microarray
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True
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The Process of changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder. An absent or faulty gene is replaced by a normal working gene is called __________
Gene therapy
Plasmids
Genetic marker
Selective breeding
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True or False: The object that is used to detect and measure the expression of thousands of genes at one time is called a DNA microarray
True
False
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Term used to refer to an organism that contains genes from other organisms is called _____
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Alleles that produce detectable phenotypic differences useful in genetic analysis
Genetic marker
Dog bowl
Plasmids
Biotechnology
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Biotechnology:
The technique used by biologists to make many copies of a particular gene
Process of manipulating organisms, cells, or molecules, to produce specific products
Term used to refer to an organism that contains genes from other organisms
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True or False: Polymerase Chain Reaction is the technique used by biologists to make many copies of a particular gene
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True
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The small, circular piece of DNA located in the Cytoplasm of many bacteria is called
Plasmids
Cytoplasmic
Forensics
DNA fingerprinting