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Gene Technology

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.
The purpose of selective breeding is to 
a)
Get bigger animals
b)
get smaller animals
c)
create animals with desirable traits
d)
create animals with bad traits
2.
Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a fish is an example of...
a)
Genetic Engineering
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Gene Mutation
3.

What is a genome?

a)

The complete set of DNA for an organism (human).

b)

A garden ornament

c)

The sum of all human material.

d)

A totally unique set of genetic material not shared with anything else

4.

Evidence shows that the gray wolf is the ancestor to all of the breeds of dogs shown below. How did this variation arise in a relatively short period of time?

a)

Random Selection

b)

Natural selection

c)

Random chance

d)

Selective breeding

5.

When humans breed 2 organisms with specific traits to influence the traits of the next generation, it is __________.

a)

selective breeding

b)

cloning

c)

genetic engineering

d)

mutation

6.
Genes are found on
a)
ribosomes
b)
Chromosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
7.

Organisms which are genetically identical to each other are known as.

a)

Offspring

b)

Two daughter cells

c)

Duplicates

d)

Clones

8.

Any change (error) in the sequence of DNA is...

a)

transgenic shift

b)

Genotype

c)

Trait

d)

Mutation

9.

Which sequence of COMPLEMENTARY DNA bases would pair with this partial strand

ATG TGA CAG?

a)

ATG TGA CAG

b)

TAC ACT GTC

c)

GTA AGT GAC

d)

CAT TCA CTG

10.
What mutation has occurred here? 
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Frameshift 
11.
DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.
a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Inversion
12.
What do half colored symbols represent?
a)
The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).
b)
The individual expresses the trait.
c)
The individual has both recessive alleles.
d)
The individual has both dominant alleles.
13.
a)

Female Carrier

b)

Male Carrier

c)

Female Affected (Observable)

d)

Male Affected (Observable)

14.
What does an open circle represent?
a)
Not Affected Male
b)
Not Affected Female
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female