Genetic Engineering Review

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What is a chromosomal mutation that involves a reversal of the order of genes?

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Inversion

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What type of mutation is caused by the addition or removal of nucleotides in a DNA sequence?

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Frameshift mutation

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What is the term for a molecule that contains DNA from two different organisms?

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Recombinant DNA

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What are the molecular tools used to cut DNA at specific sequences?

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Restriction enzymes

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What is the process of inserting a normal gene or editing an existing gene to treat genetic disorders?

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Gene Therapy

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What is the term for a mutation that results from the duplication of a segment of DNA?

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Duplication

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What is the term for a mutation that results from the loss of a segment of DNA?

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Deletion

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What is the process of creating multiple copies of a specific gene?

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Gene Cloning

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What is the term for organisms that have more than two complete sets of chromosomes?

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Polyploid

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What is the name of the enzyme that synthesizes new DNA strands during replication?

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DNA Polymerase