AP Biology Biotechnolgy Chapter 20 Unit 6

A clone can be BEST thought of as a(n)  _____ created in the lab. 

• identical twin
• GMO
• science fiction experiment

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is a clone?

• An identical copy of an organism
• The offspring of a sexually reproducing organism
• An identical twin born as an adult
• A transgenic organism

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

DNA cutting "scissors" are

• Bacteriophages
• Restriction Enzymes
• DNA Enzymes
• Plasmids

Which of the following is a circular DNA from bacteria that can hold a foreign gene?

• plasmid
• restriction enzyme
• ligase
• protein expression

This laboratory procedure is known as

• CLONING

• gel electrophoresis

• chromatography

• use of a dichotomous key

Compares different DNA fragments

• genetic engineering

• plasmid

• PCR

• RFLP analysis

True or False: A plasmid is an example of a cloning vector

• True

• Falses

True or False: Polymerase chain reaction is used to cut DNA into many fragments.

• True

• False

What is the purpose of PCR?

• To produce millions of copies of DNA.
• To produce millions of copies of a specific region of DNA
• To add nucleotides to a DNA sequence
• To watch polymerase work.

What does PCR stand for?

• Polymerase Chronic Reagent
• Principle Chorionic Reliability
• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Probably Cannot React