Biotechnology

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following best describes "stem cells?" Select 2!

• A cell without a job

• A cell with a specific job in your body

• A cell that can turn into ANY type of cell in your body

• A cell that has procured a viral infection

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Which of the following best describes "gel electrophoresis?"

• A tool for separating chunks of DNA

• A tool for editing someone's genes

• A tool for adding genes from a new species into an organism's DNA

• Copying DNA to make an identical organism

Which of the following might scientists use gel electrophoresis for? Select 3

• Solve crimes

• Edit diseased genes

• Replace diseased cells

• Identify fathers

• Determine how related 2 species are

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Which of the following best describes "DNA Fingerprinting?"

• Means the same thing as "gel electrophoresis"

• Used to edit someone's genes

• Used to move genes from one organism into another

• Used to copy an organism's genome

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's) are:

• Organisms whose genes / DNA have been edited

• Organisms who have received new stem cells to cure a disease

• Organisms whose DNA has been copied

• Organisms whose entire genome has been sequenced

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Gene therapy is when:

• A person's genes are edited

• New genes are added to a person's genome

• Bacterial DNA is incorporated into the human genome

• Stem cells are used to cure a disease

What was the purpose of the human genome project? 

• To know which protein is made from EACH gene in the human genome

• To know which type of stem cells to use in research

• To know which sections of human DNA could best be used for cloning

• To know which genes are most easily edited in gene therapy

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Which of the following best describes "cloning?"

• Copying an organism's DNA to make an identical organism

• Editing genes to cure a disease / change a trait

• Adding genes from one species into another's DNA

• Sequencing an organism's entire genome

Which of the following best describes "recombinant DNA?"

• DNA that has genes from different organisms

• DNA that has been combined with RNA

• DNA that is used to make carbohydrates instead of proteins

• DNA that has genes that have never been edited

Mr. Jones was killed in a car accident.  Afterwards, a former girlfriend filed a paternity suit claiming that Mr. Jones was the father of her child, and thus she was entitled to the man’s estate.  Which sample of DNA would have to be from Mr. Jones if he were the child’s father? 

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