5.4 Genetic Engineering

What process is used to allow organisms (plants/animals) with desired characteristics to produce the next generation? (a)  

• Selective Breeding
• Hybridization
• Generation Time
• Inbreeding

A technique that allows engineers to artificially amplify a section of DNA by copying it over and over again in a lab is known as

• Polymerase chain reaction

• personal genome sequencing

• recombinant DNA

• gene therapy

The goal of the Human Genome Project was to

• create maps showing where genes are located on human chromosomes

• create maps showing where chromosomes are located on human genes

• treat patients with genetic diseases

• identify people with genetic diseases

The diagram to the right represents DNA fingerprints which are the result of gel electrophoresis done on several DNA samples found at a crime scene. Which suspect is linked to the crime scene based on this DNA analysis?

• Suspect A

• Suspect B

• Suspect C

• Suspect D

Selective breeding produces

• more offspring

• less offspring

• transgenic offspring

• desired traits in offspring

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What is the crossing of dissimilar individuals to bring together the best of both organisms?

• Inbreeding

• Mutation

• Recombination

• Hybridization

What is the continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics.

• Hybridization

• Inbreeding

• Systematic Breeding

• Focused Breeding

Breeders can increase the genetic variation in a population by introducing __________?

• Reductions

• Inductions

• Mutations

• Additives

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What is the process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms?

• Selective Breeding

• Genetic Engineering

• Cell Transformation

• Cell Editing

What is used to make larger DNA segments into smaller fragments.

• Restriction Enzymes

• DNA Polymerase

• Genetic Scissors

• Anti-Codons