Question 1

The process of making multiple copies of a gene by inserting it into a host genome and culturing the host is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gene cloning 
B)  industrial genetic engineering 
C)  gene amplification 
D)  gene pharming 
A)  gene cloning 
B)  industrial genetic engineering 
C)  gene amplification 
D)  gene pharming

Question 2

The state of human gene therapy today is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the work that has been completed so far is purely theoretical, but some treatments are in development. 
B)  there have been a small number of successes, including with the disease SCID. 
C)  human gene therapy is used routinely in the treatment of certain rare cancers. 
D)  human gene therapy is used to treat a wide variety of conditions, including diabetes, cancer, and bone marrow diseases. 
A)  the work that has been completed so far is purely theoretical, but some treatments are in development. 
B)  there have been a small number of successes, including with the disease SCID. 
C)  human gene therapy is used routinely in the treatment of certain rare cancers. 
D)  human gene therapy is used to treat a wide variety of conditions, including diabetes, cancer, and bone marrow diseases.

Question 3

In human gene therapy,

Accepted Answer

A)  normal versions of genes are transferred to patients who carry a mutated allele. 
B)  harmless bacteria make important proteins for humans that cannot produce these proteins on their own. 
C)  bacterial plasmids are used to transfer genes to human patients. 
D)  genetically engineered alleles, usually from other species, replace mutated alleles. 
A)  normal versions of genes are transferred to patients who carry a mutated allele. 
B)  harmless bacteria make important proteins for humans that cannot produce these proteins on their own. 
C)  bacterial plasmids are used to transfer genes to human patients. 
D)  genetically engineered alleles, usually from other species, replace mutated alleles.

Question 4

Approximately what percentage of the human genome consists of noncoding DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  98% 
B)  87% 
C)  77% 
D)  67% 
A)  98% 
B)  87% 
C)  77% 
D)  67%

The process of making multiple copies of a gene by inserting it into a host genome and culturing the host is an example of ______.

The state of human gene therapy today is that

In human gene therapy,

Approximately what percentage of the human genome consists of noncoding DNA?

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Exam 12: DNA Technology

The process of making multiple copies of a gene by inserting it into a host genome and culturing the host is an example of ______.

The state of human gene therapy today is that

In human gene therapy,

Approximately what percentage of the human genome consists of noncoding DNA?

Introduction- Biology Today

Essential Chemistry for Biology

The Molecules of Life

A Tour of the Cell

The Working Cell

Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy from Food

Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

Cellular Reproduction: Cells from Cells

Patterns of Inheritance

The Structure and Function of DNA

How Genes Are Controlled

How Populations Evolve

How Biological Diversity Evolves

The Evolution of Microbial Life

Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land

The Evolution of Animals

An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function

Nutrition and Digestion

Circulation and Respiration

The Body's Defenses

Hormones

Reproduction and Development

Nervous, Sensory, and Locomotor Systems

The Life of a Flowering Plant

The Working Plant

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