S2U3- Genomics Review

What is DNA sequencing?

• The total of genes carried by an individual or cell
• Coding genes in order to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms
• Deciphering the functions of various parts of the human genome
• The process of identifying the order of the bases in DNA

a technique that places a gene into a cell to correct a hereditary disease or to improve the genome

• bioinformatics

• cloning by nuclear transfer

• single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

• gene therapy

Which of the following terms describes the study of genomes?

• Genomics

• Bioinformatics

• Phylogenetics

• Pharmacogenetics

International effort to identify all the approx 30,000 genes in the human DNA.

• Bioinformatics

• Genomics

• Forensics

• Human Genome Project

Which genes in this picture are linked?

• A and C

• B and C

• A and B

• none of them

What is an exception to Mendel's law of independent assortment?

• crossing over

• gene linkage

• law of segregation

What contributes to genetic variation?

• crossing over

• law of independent assortment

• law of segregation

• gene linkage

Crossing over and independent assortment produce ______________.

• gene linkage

• genetic variation

• polyploidy

This is the practice of producing a genetically identical cell or organism

• Cloning

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Genetic Engineering

• DNA Fingerprinting

A lab technique used in crime fighting to prove a suspects innocence or guilt is known as:

• genetic engineering
• PCR
• electrophoresis
• gene therapy