100 Points / Biology Chapter 13 Genetic Engineering Questions / ASAP / Will Mark Brainliest
1. What is occurring during genetic engineering? (pg.322))
2. Define recombinant DNA. (pg.324)
3. What do restriction enzymes do? (pg. 323)
4. What is a vector used for? (pg.327)
5. Describe the steps of how recombinant DNA is made. (pg.327-fig.13-9)
6. Define transgenic organism. (pg.331)
7. Name 3 types of transgenic organisms. (pg.331-332)
8. What does gel electrophoresis do? (pg.323)
9. Does DNA have a positive or negative charge? Why? (pg.323)
10. What kind of DNA fragments move faster? (pg.323)
11. What does PCR stand for? What does it do? (pg.325)
12. Describe what happens during cell transformation. (pg.327)
13. Define plasmid. How does it enter a bacterial cell? (pg.327)
14. What is a clone? (pg.333)
15. Who cloned Dolly? (pg.333)
16. What cells were used to make Dolly? (pg.333)
17. Luther Burbank developed what kind of plants? How did he do this? (pg.319)
18. Define selective breeding. (pg.319)
19. Name 3 examples of organisms created with selective breeding.
20. What are the benefits to using transgenic bacteria? (pg.331)
21. What are the benefits to using transgenic plants? (pg.332)
22. What are the benefits to using transgenic animals? (pg.332).
23. Define hybridization. (pg.319)
24. What are the benefits to creating hybrids?
25. Define inbreeding. (pg.320)
26. What are the dangers to inbreeding?
27. How do breeders increase genetic variation? What is the goal of such a practice?
28. Define polyploidy. How is it beneficial to plants? (pg.321)
30. What does DNA fingerprinting help to do? (pg.357)
31. Who are the only two individuals who have the same DNA?
32. What are the benefits to DNA fingerprinting?
33. What is the goal of the human genome project?
34. Define genetic marker. (pg.328)
35. What is gene therapy? (pg.359)
37. What are the steps of gene therapy?
38. What has to happen for gene therapy to be successful?
39. What are some ethical issues in Human Genetics?