Biotechnology

The process of changing the genetic material of a living organism 

• Genetic Modification
• Taxonomy
• Adapting
• Bioremediation

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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

What is recombinant DNA?

• Adding DNA from one organism into the DNA of another
• DNA which has been changed over generations by natural selection
• DNA that causes genetic disorders
• DNA that has been sequenced

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Why is Dolly the sheep considered a clone?

• the source of Dolly's DNA is a single cell taken from an adult donor

• the DNA molecules in each of Dolly's cells are different

• Dolly has a mix of genes from her foster mother and the sheep that donated a nucleus of one of its cells

• Dolly is genetically identical to her offspring

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Another name for GMO (Genetically Modified Organsim) is ____________.

• Transgenic
• Transplanted
• Transducted
• Plasmid

True or False: Gel electrophoresis allow scientist to compare DNA of different individuals.

• True
• False

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The laboratory process that makes many copies of DNA

• PCR

• Electrophoresis

• Gene Therapy

The process that has been used for centruries to create purebred animals such as black labs is called

• recombinant DNA

• cloning

• selective breeding

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T or F Clones like Dolly are created asexually from a donor cells DNA.

• True

• False