Question 1

In general,people tend to think that genetically modified food is safe and will have no long-term health effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which repetitive DNA is a standard for DNA fingerprinting analysis of criminal cases?

Accepted Answer

A) short tandem repeats 
B) introns 
C) tranpsosons 
D) interspersed repeats 
E) unique nondoing DNA 
A) short tandem repeats 
B) introns 
C) tranpsosons 
D) interspersed repeats 
E) unique nondoing DNA A

Question 3

To avoid some of the legal and ethical concerns about using embryonic stem cells,scientists are trying to use _______ to accomplish the desired result.

Accepted Answer

A) adult stem cells 
B) morphogenic stem cells 
C) operator stem cells 
D) skin stem cells 
E) brain stem cells 
A) adult stem cells 
B) morphogenic stem cells 
C) operator stem cells 
D) skin stem cells 
E) brain stem cells A

Question 4

Xenotransplants

Accepted Answer

A) are animal or plant clones. 
B) involve the injection of viruses into humans. 
C) involve the replacement of whole sets of chromosomes in humans. 
D) involve the injection of plasmids into humans. 
E) use animal organs for transplants. 
A) are animal or plant clones. 
B) involve the injection of viruses into humans. 
C) involve the replacement of whole sets of chromosomes in humans. 
D) involve the injection of plasmids into humans. 
E) use animal organs for transplants.

Question 5

Which of the following generally causes least concern about genetic engineering?

Accepted Answer

A) environmental issues 
B) financial issues 
C) ethical issues 
D) legal issues 
E) population issues 
A) environmental issues 
B) financial issues 
C) ethical issues 
D) legal issues 
E) population issues

Question 6

If you wanted to perform recombinant DNA experiments,which of the following would you need?

Accepted Answer

A) restriction enzymes and DNA ligase 
B) RNA polymerase and DNA ligase 
C) DNA polymerase and restriction enzymes 
D) RNA polymerase and restriction enzymes 
E) DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase 
A) restriction enzymes and DNA ligase 
B) RNA polymerase and DNA ligase 
C) DNA polymerase and restriction enzymes 
D) RNA polymerase and restriction enzymes 
E) DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase

Question 7

How was the cloning of Dolly the sheep first performed?

Accepted Answer

A) An adult nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell. 
B) An egg nucleus was inserted into a sperm cell. 
C) A sperm and egg nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell. 
D) An egg nucleus was inserted into an enucleated adult cell. 
E) A sperm nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell. 
A) An adult nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell. 
B) An egg nucleus was inserted into a sperm cell. 
C) A sperm and egg nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell. 
D) An egg nucleus was inserted into an enucleated adult cell. 
E) A sperm nucleus was inserted into an enucleated egg cell.

Question 8

If you were working with DNA made by combining DNA from two different species,you would be working with

Accepted Answer

A) polymerase DNA. 
B) combined DNA. 
C) recombinant DNA. 
D) plasmid DNA. 
E) proteomic DNA. 
A) polymerase DNA. 
B) combined DNA. 
C) recombinant DNA. 
D) plasmid DNA. 
E) proteomic DNA.

Question 9

In clinical trials of cystic fibrosis patients,liposomes or viruses are used to carry the needed gene directly into the nose and lung cells.What type of treatment is this?

Accepted Answer

A) xenotransplantation gene therapy 
B) ex vivo gene therapy 
C) translational gene therapy 
D) in vivo gene therapy 
E) transcriptional gene therapy 
A) xenotransplantation gene therapy 
B) ex vivo gene therapy 
C) translational gene therapy 
D) in vivo gene therapy 
E) transcriptional gene therapy

Question 10

-This figure shows the procedure for making clones to produce human growth hormone.What does "A" represent?

Accepted Answer

A) development within host goat 
B) transgenic goat producing human growth hormone 
C) cloned transgenic goats producing human growth hormone 
D) development within goats 
E) microinjection of a human gene 
A) development within host goat 
B) transgenic goat producing human growth hormone 
C) cloned transgenic goats producing human growth hormone 
D) development within goats 
E) microinjection of a human gene

Question 11

-This figure shows the procedure for making clones to produce human growth hormone.What does "C" represent?

Accepted Answer

A) development within host goat 
B) development within goats 
C) transgenic goat producing human growth hormone 
D) cloned transgenic goats producing human growth hormone 
E) microinjection of a human gene 
A) development within host goat 
B) development within goats 
C) transgenic goat producing human growth hormone 
D) cloned transgenic goats producing human growth hormone 
E) microinjection of a human gene

Question 12

Figure:  
-This figure shows how a human gene can be cloned.What does "A" represent?

Accepted Answer

A) Restriction enzyme cleaves DNA. 
B) Bacterium take up recombinant plasmid. 
C) DNA ligase seals the gene into place. 
D) Bacterium makes a protein. 
E) Gene cloning occurs. 
A) Restriction enzyme cleaves DNA. 
B) Bacterium take up recombinant plasmid. 
C) DNA ligase seals the gene into place. 
D) Bacterium makes a protein. 
E) Gene cloning occurs.

Question 13

The manipulation of a person's gene(s)is also called

Accepted Answer

A) gene therapy. 
B) gene cloning. 
C) gene injection. 
D) xenotransplantation. 
E) gene doubling. 
A) gene therapy. 
B) gene cloning. 
C) gene injection. 
D) xenotransplantation. 
E) gene doubling.

Question 14

What is the estimated number of protein-coding genes found in the human genome?

Accepted Answer

A) 100,000 
B) 1,000 
C) 1,000,000 
D) 25,000 
E) 46 
A) 100,000 
B) 1,000 
C) 1,000,000 
D) 25,000 
E) 46

Question 15

Gene therapy is when a foreign gene is inserted into the genome of an extinct organism to bring it back to life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the function of a vector in genetic engineering?

Accepted Answer

A) cut DNA into many fragments 
B) separate fragments of DNA by their length and electrical charge 
C) carry DNA into a new cell 
D) make millions of copies of specific segments of DNA 
E) link together newly joined fragments of DNA 
A) cut DNA into many fragments 
B) separate fragments of DNA by their length and electrical charge 
C) carry DNA into a new cell 
D) make millions of copies of specific segments of DNA 
E) link together newly joined fragments of DNA

Question 17

Which of the following is least likely to be a benefit of cloning in animals?

Accepted Answer

A) increased knowledge of embryonic development 
B) creation of hybrid species 
C) increased knowledge of genetic information 
D) saving endangered species 
E) return of extinct species of organisms 
A) increased knowledge of embryonic development 
B) creation of hybrid species 
C) increased knowledge of genetic information 
D) saving endangered species 
E) return of extinct species of organisms

Question 18

What was the goal of the Human Genome Project?

Accepted Answer

A) determine the number of genes in a human cell 
B) determine the number of proteins in a human cell 
C) determine the nucleotide sequence of all DNA in a human cell 
D) determine the number of nucleotide differences between humans of different ethnic groups 
E) determine the amino acid sequence of all proteins in a human cell 
A) determine the number of genes in a human cell 
B) determine the number of proteins in a human cell 
C) determine the nucleotide sequence of all DNA in a human cell 
D) determine the number of nucleotide differences between humans of different ethnic groups 
E) determine the amino acid sequence of all proteins in a human cell

Question 19

How much coding DNA is found in the human genome?

Accepted Answer

A) 72% 
B) 28% 
C) 2% 
D) 9% 
E) 98% 
A) 72% 
B) 28% 
C) 2% 
D) 9% 
E) 98%

Question 20

For treating children with familial hypercholesterolemia,a piece of the liver is surgically removed from the patient.A virus with the normal needed gene is used to infect the liver.Then the liver is replaced back into the patient.What type of treatment is this called?

Accepted Answer

A) germline gene therapy. 
B) functional gene therapy. 
C) subdermal gene therapy 
D) ex vivo gene therapy. 
E) xenotransplantation gene therapy. 
A) germline gene therapy. 
B) functional gene therapy. 
C) subdermal gene therapy 
D) ex vivo gene therapy. 
E) xenotransplantation gene therapy.

Exam 13: Biotechnology and Genomics

In general,people tend to think that genetically modified food is safe and will have no long-term health effects.

Which repetitive DNA is a standard for DNA fingerprinting analysis of criminal cases?

To avoid some of the legal and ethical concerns about using embryonic stem cells,scientists are trying to use _______ to accomplish the desired result.

Xenotransplants

Which of the following generally causes least concern about genetic engineering?

If you wanted to perform recombinant DNA experiments,which of the following would you need?

How was the cloning of Dolly the sheep first performed?

If you were working with DNA made by combining DNA from two different species,you would be working with

In clinical trials of cystic fibrosis patients,liposomes or viruses are used to carry the needed gene directly into the nose and lung cells.What type of treatment is this?

-This figure shows the procedure for making clones to produce human growth hormone.What does "A" represent?

-This figure shows the procedure for making clones to produce human growth hormone.What does "C" represent?

Figure: -This figure shows how a human gene can be cloned.What does "A" represent?

The manipulation of a person's gene(s)is also called

What is the estimated number of protein-coding genes found in the human genome?

Gene therapy is when a foreign gene is inserted into the genome of an extinct organism to bring it back to life.

What is the function of a vector in genetic engineering?

Which of the following is least likely to be a benefit of cloning in animals?

What was the goal of the Human Genome Project?

How much coding DNA is found in the human genome?

For treating children with familial hypercholesterolemia,a piece of the liver is surgically removed from the patient.A virus with the normal needed gene is used to infect the liver.Then the liver is replaced back into the patient.What type of treatment is this called?

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