Quiz 12: Biotechnology and Genomics

In a gel electrophoresis apparatus, which molecules will be closest to the negative side after 15 minutes?

• the positive

• the negative

• the largest

• the smallest

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A protein signature is:

• the path followed by a protein after it is synthesized in the nucleus

• the path followed by a protein in the cytoplasm

• a protein expressed on the cell surface

• a unique set of proteins present in a diseased state

A false negative biomarker would be useful in detecting cancer

• True

• False

A group of researchers is investigating the effect of oil spills on a population. Which would of the following would be utilized?

• Genomics

• Microbial Genomics

• Pharmacogenomics

• Metagenomics

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Genomics can be used on a personal level to:

• decrease transplant rejection

• Predict genetic diseases that a person may have inherited

• Determine the risks of genetic diseases for an individual’s children

• All the above

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A goat is modified genetically to where its milk produces insulin. This is an example of

• GMO

• transgenic animal

• Genetic engineering

• all of the above

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Which of the following is the most complicated and challenging issue facing genome sequencing?

• health of the patient

• ethical and moral implications of the mapping

• cost and financial support

• massive amounts of data analysis required

The map of the human genome is a long-range project likely not completed for another century.

• True

• False

A biomarker would be best defined by which of the following?

• the color coding of different genes

• a protein that is uniquely produced in a diseased state

• a molecule in the genome or proteome

• a marker that is genetically inherited

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Every individual has a unique DNA fingerprint expressed by which of the following?

• SNP’s

• VNTR’s

• RFLP’s

• Linkage markers

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