BMT Other issues

When a scientist charts the position of known genes and other markers relative to each other, this process is called:

• genetic mapping

• regeneration

• genetic engineering

• genome tracing

Particles in sunscreen may accumulate in a water source. this is known as:

• synthesis.

• photosynthesis.

• biodegradable.

• bioaccumulation.

Any number of viable DNA codings of the same gene, occupying a given position on a chromosome, are known as a/an:

• allele.

• blastocyte.

• double helix.

• genotype.

Nanobiotechnology research must be conducted in which type of space designed specifically to keep out all airborne particles?

• surgical suite

• isolation room

• clean room

• sterile room

In regenerative medicine, once the biomaterial matrix is developed, the scaffolds must be able to:

• be made smaller.

• dissolve.

• leave.

• remain unchanged.

What approval process do biomedical researchers seek when they create a transgenic animal?

• apply for a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• petition the National Institutes of Health

• submit documentation to the Department of Agriculture

• register the process with the Internal Revenue Service

Which structure has the potential to develop into any other cell within the human body?

• zygote

• embryoblast

• totipotent cell

• ovum

Somatic stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are also called:

• adult stem cells.

• zygote stem cells.

• embryonic stem cells.

• totipotent stem cells.

The chromosome pairing XX in a human represents:

• a male.

• fraternal twins.

• identical twins.

• a female.

Which stem cells are most often used to avoid rejection by the patient's

immune system?

• cloned stem cells

• adult stem cells

• synthetic stem cells

• therapeutic stem cells