DNA technology

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

• plasmid

• restriction enzyme

• ligase

• protein expression

Which of the following is a protein that acts as DNA scissors?

• plasmid
• restriction enzyme
• ligase
• protein expression

Which two bat species are most closely related?

•  Bat 1 and Bat 2
• Bat 1 and Bat 3
• Bat 2 and Bat 3
• There’s no way to tell

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"transgenic" refers to an animal that:

• Has DNA from another organism spliced into its genome

• Has undergone DNA modification

• Has unique genes for its species

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Gel electrophoresis enables scientists to

• separate DNA fragments.
• combine DNA fragments.
• count the genes in DNA.
• insert DNA in cells.

When human DNA is inserted in bacterial DNA to create insulin it is called

• viral DNA
• bacterial DNA
• recombinant DNA
• transcribed DNA

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Genetic engineering has been used to produce

• medicines.
• food animals.
• improved crops.
• all of these.

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GMO stands for

• Genetically Made Organism
• Growing More Organisms
• Genetically Modified Organism
• Growing Many Organisms

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Based on these results whose blood was found in the blood stain at the crime scene?

• Bob
• Sue
• John
• Lisa

DNA fingerprinting works because

• Most genes are dominant
• Most people have DNA that contains repeats
• The most important genes are different among most people
• No two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA 

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