Recombinant DNA

Which enzyme helps fuse the foreign into the new DNA?

• DNA Polymerase

• DNA ligase

Which of the following is a circular DNA from bacteria that can hold a foreign gene?

• plasmid

• restriction enzyme

• ligase

• protein expression

Which of the following is a protein that acts as DNA scissors?

• plasmid

• restriction enzyme

• ligase

• protein expression

A ____________ is required to transfer genes from one organism to another.

• vector

• reverse transcriptase

• transport molecule

• genetic probe

Organisms that have DNA from a different species artificially inserted into their cells are called

• bioremediated

• transgenic

• cultured

• a clone

This picture is an example of what type of DNA cut?

• Sticky Ends

• Blunt Ends

Which of the following sequences in double stranded DNA is most likely to produce sticky end fragments when treated with a restriction enzyme

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When fragments of DNA are connected from different sources, this creates:

• A plasmid

• A clone

• Recombinant DNA

• Fragmented DNA

Inserting human DNA into a bacterial plasmid to create insulin-producing bacteria is an example of:

• Recombinant DNA

• Bacterial Transformation

• Cloning

• Selective breeding

Which of the following is a medical application of genetic engineering?

• Inserting human DNA into bacterial DNA for insulin production

• Manipulating of DNA to produce glowing monkeys

• Engineering crops for greater nutritional content

• Modifying genes to achieve a desirable phenotype

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