GenGenius: Biotechnology

____ made from bacteria is (are) used to help control blood sugar in people with diabetes.

• Genes
• Insulin
• DNA
• Cells

What is the genetic material found in cells that contain the code of life, usually called DNA?

• A trait
• A mutation
• chromosome
• Deoxyribonucleic acid

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Molecular biologists study ______ to help figure out their processes.

• cells
• plants
• atoms
• fossils

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When humans use biological processes to solve a problem, they are using______.

• biochemistry
• biotechnology
• molecular biology
• gene therapy

Specific areas of DNA that code for certain traits are called _________.

• genes
• mutations
• enzymes
• cells

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_____ are proteins that can be added to laundry soap to make them dissolve stains better.

• Genes
• Traits
• Enzymes
• DNA

In sexual reproduction, offspring inherit equal amounts of DNA from both _____.

• offspring
• cells
• atoms
• parents

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______ is a field of science that uses both chemistry and biology.

• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Botany

The process where humans breed certain animals together to get certain traits is called _____.

• natural selection
• evolution
• artificial selection
• mutation

Cystic fibrosis is a lung disease that can be treated by _____ therapy.

• trait
• gene
• bacteria
• fossil