Biotechnology Test

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Which process produces only identical offspring?

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cloning

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Why is the claim of cloning a guinea pig to produce two offspring, a male and female, not valid?

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The two offspring are not identical copies of the original guinea pig.

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"Dolly" was a sheep developed from an egg cell of her mother that had its nucleus replaced by a nucleus from a body cell of her mother. As a result of this technique, Dolly was

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genetically identical to her mother

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In preparation for an electrophoresis procedure, enzymes are added to DNA in order to

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cut the DNA into fragments

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Technique used to produce mosquitoes unable to support malaria parasite development.

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genetic engineering

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Benefit of manufacturing hormones using bacteria

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Bacteria are relatively inexpensive and reproduce quickly

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The diagram represents the cloning of a carrot plant. Compared to each cell of the original carrot plant, each cell of the new plant will have:

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the same number of chromosomes and the same types of genes

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DNA samples can be separated according to size using the technique of: chromatography, replication, dissection, electrophoresis

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electrophoresis

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In a gel electrophoresis experiment, compared to the fragments at the top of the gel, the fragments at the lower end are...

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smaller and move faster

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The diagram below represents some steps in a procedure used in the field of biotechnology. This bacterial cell can now be used to produce

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insulin that can be used by humans