Exam 12: DNA Technology

Cutting DNA with a particular restriction enzyme produces DNA fragments that can be separated by ________.

Which enzyme is used to bind DNA fragments together?

To make restriction fragments,a DNA sample is treated with ________.

Ethical dilemmas raised by DNA technology and knowledge of the human genome include ________.

Which of the following is the best definition for recombinant DNA?

STR analysis is a DNA profiling technique that makes use of the fact that different people have ________.

The following figure provides you with an overview of recombinant technology.The end result is a transgenic bacterium with a human gene that codes for marketable quantities of a human gene product.However,molecular biologists frequently have problems with the product.One problem might be ________.

Gel electrophoresis separates DNA fragments on the basis of differences in their ________.

The possibility that Mongolian ruler Genghis Khan spread an unusual chromosome to nearly 16 million men living today resulted from studies of ________.

The results indicate that ________.

Which of the following can act as a vector to introduce new genes into a cell?

The study of the full protein sets that genomes encode is ________.

The gel shown above includes a DNA ladder that can be used to estimate the sizes of DNA molecules.The ladder increases in 100 nucleotide increments,from 100 to 700.Four DNA molecules have been separated on this gel (labeled A to D)Which DNA molecule is the largest?

What can you conclude from the data in the graph?

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

What evidence led to Kirk Odom's freedom after being wrongly imprisoned for 30 years?

In human gene therapy ________.

"Sticky ends" are ________.

You can use this DNA fingerprinting information to make a judgment about maternity because ________.

Restriction enzymes are obtained from ________.