Question 1

Which panel of the figure represents the DNA with genes of interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  both A and B 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  both A and B

Question 2

The results of the treatment of 20 boys with SCID-X1 showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  SCID-X1 can be cured through genetic engineering. 
B)  most of the treated boys were cured of the disease. 
C)  a transplanted normal IL2RG gene can cure SCID-X1. 
D)  our understanding of the human genome lags behind our ability to modify it. 
E)  all of these are true. 
A)  SCID-X1 can be cured through genetic engineering. 
B)  most of the treated boys were cured of the disease. 
C)  a transplanted normal IL2RG gene can cure SCID-X1. 
D)  our understanding of the human genome lags behind our ability to modify it. 
E)  all of these are true.

Question 3

Cross-breeding produced featherless chickens for which of the following purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  to make it easier to process after slaughter 
B)  to prevent a feather infecting disease 
C)  to be more resistant to high temperatures in the desert 
D)  to improve breeding efficiency 
E)  to do all of these 
A)  to make it easier to process after slaughter 
B)  to prevent a feather infecting disease 
C)  to be more resistant to high temperatures in the desert 
D)  to improve breeding efficiency 
E)  to do all of these

Question 4

MATCHING
Classification.To answer the following questions refer to the five items listed below:
a.restriction enzymes
b.recombinants
c.plasmids
d.clones
e.restriction sites
-The pieces of DNA that are moved by a genetic engineer from one organism to another are first incorporated into these.

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Classification.To answer the following questions refer to...

Question 5

-In this step in the identification of the colony that contains a targeted gene,

Accepted Answer

A)  bacterial cells are cloned. 
B)  bacterial colonies are transferred. 
C)  bacterial cells are ruptured. 
D)  DNA is lysed. 
E)  cells with the targeted gene are identified. 
A)  bacterial cells are cloned. 
B)  bacterial colonies are transferred. 
C)  bacterial cells are ruptured. 
D)  DNA is lysed. 
E)  cells with the targeted gene are identified.

Question 6

MATCHING
Classification.To answer the following questions refer to the five items listed below:
a.restriction enzymes
b.recombinants
c.plasmids
d.clones
e.restriction sites
-The use of the techniques of genetic engineering to move a novel or foreign piece of DNA into the DNA of an organism produces DNA __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of MATCHING
Classification.To answer the following questions refer to...

Question 7

RNA can be used as a template for the production of DNA through the action of

Accepted Answer

A)  DNA polymerase. 
B)  RNA polymerase. 
C)  reverse transcriptase. 
D)  ligase. 
E)  restriction endonuclease. 
A)  DNA polymerase. 
B)  RNA polymerase. 
C)  reverse transcriptase. 
D)  ligase. 
E)  restriction endonuclease.

Question 8

Classification.To answer the following questions refer to the four items listed below.
a.cDNA
b.restriction enzyme
c.reverse transcriptase
d.gene library
-This is an enzyme used to produce cDNA.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Classification.To answer the following questions refer to...

Question 9

Seed banks

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a source of seeds for farmers. 
B)  preserve seeds for museums. 
C)  preserve plant genetic diversity to be tapped by genetic engineers. 
D)  distribute seeds to member seed companies. 
E)  do all of these. 
A)  provide a source of seeds for farmers. 
B)  preserve seeds for museums. 
C)  preserve plant genetic diversity to be tapped by genetic engineers. 
D)  distribute seeds to member seed companies. 
E)  do all of these.

Question 10

Small circular molecules of "extra" DNA in bacteria

Accepted Answer

A)  are plasmids. 
B)  are DNA fragments from their main chromosome. 
C)  result from the activity of restriction enzymes. 
D)  are eventually degraded. 
E)  are none of these. 
A)  are plasmids. 
B)  are DNA fragments from their main chromosome. 
C)  result from the activity of restriction enzymes. 
D)  are eventually degraded. 
E)  are none of these.

Question 11

The following questions refer to the figure above illustrating the initial steps in the formation of recombinant DN
a.
-The scissors in the figure represent

Accepted Answer

A)  restriction enzymes. 
B)  reverse transcriptases. 
C)  DNA polymerases. 
D)  RNA polymerases. 
E)  DNA ligases. 
A)  restriction enzymes. 
B)  reverse transcriptases. 
C)  DNA polymerases. 
D)  RNA polymerases. 
E)  DNA ligases.

Question 12

What fraction of your DNA is the same as every other human being?

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  75% 
C)  90% 
D)  95% 
E)  99% 
A)  50% 
B)  75% 
C)  90% 
D)  95% 
E)  99%

Question 13

Gene therapy

Accepted Answer

A)  has not yet been used successfully with mammals. 
B)  is a surgical technique that replaces defective genes with normal genes. 
C)  has been used successfully to treat victims of autosomal dominant disorders by replacing the dominant allele with a recessive allele. 
D)  is a genetic engineering technique that replaces defective alleles with normal ones. 
E)  is none of these. 
A)  has not yet been used successfully with mammals. 
B)  is a surgical technique that replaces defective genes with normal genes. 
C)  has been used successfully to treat victims of autosomal dominant disorders by replacing the dominant allele with a recessive allele. 
D)  is a genetic engineering technique that replaces defective alleles with normal ones. 
E)  is none of these.

Question 14

Classification.To answer the following questions refer to the four items listed below.
a.cDNA
b.restriction enzyme
c.reverse transcriptase
d.gene library
-This is from a viral source and catalyzes reactions to construct DNA strands from mRNA.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Classification.To answer the following questions refer to...

Question 15

cDNA

Accepted Answer

A)  does not contain introns. 
B)  is produced from mRNA. 
C)  production utilizes reverse transcriptase. 
D)  begins as a hybrid molecule with an mRNA. 
E)  fits all of these descriptions. 
A)  does not contain introns. 
B)  is produced from mRNA. 
C)  production utilizes reverse transcriptase. 
D)  begins as a hybrid molecule with an mRNA. 
E)  fits all of these descriptions.

Question 16

Which of the following enzymes join the paired sticky ends of DNA fragments?

Accepted Answer

A)  reverse transcriptases 
B)  restriction enzymes 
C)  DNA ligases 
D)  DNA polymerases 
E)  polynucleotide kinases 
A)  reverse transcriptases 
B)  restriction enzymes 
C)  DNA ligases 
D)  DNA polymerases 
E)  polynucleotide kinases

Question 17

What is the current status of the Human Genome Project?

Accepted Answer

The Human Genome Project has completed i

Exam 15: Studying and Manipulating Genomes

Which panel of the figure represents the DNA with genes of interest?

The results of the treatment of 20 boys with SCID-X1 showed that

Cross-breeding produced featherless chickens for which of the following purposes?

MATCHING Classification.To answer the following questions refer to the five items listed below: a.restriction enzymes b.recombinants c.plasmids d.clones e.restriction sites -The pieces of DNA that are moved by a genetic engineer from one organism to another are first incorporated into these.

-In this step in the identification of the colony that contains a targeted gene,

RNA can be used as a template for the production of DNA through the action of

Classification.To answer the following questions refer to the four items listed below. a.cDNA b.restriction enzyme c.reverse transcriptase d.gene library -This is an enzyme used to produce cDNA.

Seed banks

Small circular molecules of "extra" DNA in bacteria

The following questions refer to the figure above illustrating the initial steps in the formation of recombinant DN a. -The scissors in the figure represent

What fraction of your DNA is the same as every other human being?

Gene therapy

Classification.To answer the following questions refer to the four items listed below. a.cDNA b.restriction enzyme c.reverse transcriptase d.gene library -This is from a viral source and catalyzes reactions to construct DNA strands from mRNA.

cDNA

Which of the following enzymes join the paired sticky ends of DNA fragments?

What is the current status of the Human Genome Project?

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