Genetic Engineering

Which of the following is used to create recombinant DNA?

• Restriction Enzymes

• Amino Acids

• Genetic Proteins

• Messenger RNA

Which genetic engineering technique allows us to produce multiple, identical copies of a single gene?

• Cloning

• PCR

• Gene Therapy

• CRISPR

Genetic engineering has been used to produce

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

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Which is used to cut DNA molecules at specific points?

• gel electrophoresis
• PCR analysis
• a restriction enzyme
• recombinant DNA

Which produces offspring from a single cell of an adult?

• inbreeding.
• mutations.
• hybridization.
• cloning.

A molecule containing DNA from two different organisms is called

• a plasmid.
• a polyploid.
• a hybrid organism.
• recombinant DNA.

Genes found on DNA contain the instructions for making  

• pyrimidines 
  
• pyrimidines
• proteins
• purines

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Any change or mistake in DNA replication can cause a ________  

• cancer cell 
  
• virus
• disease
  
• mutation

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simple ring of DNA from prokaryotes

• plasmid
• restriction enzymes
• recombinant DNA
• gene

molecular scissors that "cut' DNA

• plasmid
• restriction enzymes
• recombinant DNA
• gene