WorksheetsChapter 10 Genetics
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which gene is incorporated into plasmids to detect recombinant cells?
a)
restriction endonuclease
b)
virus receptors
c)
a gene for antibiotic resistance
d)
reverse transcriptase
2.
Which of the following is not essential to carry out the polymerase chain reaction?
a)
primers
b)
DNA polymerase
c)
gel electrophoresis
d)
high temperature
3.
The function of the ligase is to
a)
rejoin segments of DNA
b)
make longitudinal cuts in DNA
c)
synthesize cDNA
d)
break down ligaments
4.
The pathogen of plant roots that is used as cleaning host is
a)
Pseudomonas
b)
Agrobacterium
c)
Escherichia coli
d)
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
5.
Which of the following is or are required for cloning a gene?
a)
restriction endonuclease
b)
vector
c)
cloning host
d)
all of these
6.
For which of the following would a nucleic acid probe not be used?
a)
locating a gene on a chromosome
b)
developing a Southern blot
c)
identifying a microorganism
d)
constructing a recombinant plasmid
7.
reverse transcriptase
a)
enzyme that transcribes RNA into DNA
b)
no
c)
no
d)
no
8.
Taq polymerase
a)
thermostable enzyme for synthesizing DNA
b)
no
c)
no
d)
no
9.
primer
a)
oligonucleotide that initiates the PCR
b)
no
c)
no
d)
no
10.
restriction endonuclease
a)
enzyme that snips DNA at palindromes
b)
no
c)
no
d)
no
11.
What type of mutation caused Nicholas's disease?
a)
frameshift
b)
missense
c)
nonsense
d)
insertion
12.
Which type of cells were used to extract the DNA that was sequenced?
a)
red blood cells
b)
intestinal epithelium
c)
white blood cells
d)
check swab
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