Genetic Engineering Quiz

Which of the following tools allows researchers to make highly specific changes in an organism’s DNA?

• gene editing

• transformation

• cloning

• hybridisation

It is double stranded, self-replicating, circular DNA molecule present in bacteria which is widely used as a gene cloning vector.

• Cosmid

• Bacterial Genome

• Phagemid

• Plasmid

• Structure X is a Gene

• Structure X is a Plasmid

• Structure X is a Chromosome

• Structure X is a Bacterial Cell

What is used to 'cut' the bacterial plasmid open?

• Scissors

• Ligase enzyme

• Restriction Enzyme

• Catalysts

What is removed from the nucleus of an animal cell during Genetic Engineering?

• Gene

• Plasmid

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

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

• Cloning

• PCR

• Gene Therapy

• CRISPR

Which genetic engineering technique separates DNA fragments based on their size?

• PCR

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Gene Cloning

• CRISPR

Undifferentiated cells that can become any cell in the body are called...

• Stem Cells

• Somatic Cells

• Gametes

• Zygotes

What is recombinant DNA

• DNA from 2 different organisms combined

• DNA from 2 different ribosomes

• DNA that is separated out from a vector

Humans with genetic diseases can have a gene inserted into their body using a virus. This is called:

• Gene therapy

• Cloning

• DNA fingerprinting