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Human Genome Video Worksheet
Part 1
1. We now know that the graceful human machine is in many ways the product of the
________________ within us.
2. The human genome is basically all of our __________________.
3. We are made up of over 110 ________________ cells.
4. DNA has a hidden structure that makes it ideal for ________________.
5. The DNA is shaped like a ________________.
6. Chromosomes are the volumes that make up the book of ________________.
7. Everybody is _________% identical at the DNA level.
8. What protective trait makes the family discussed on the video special?
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9. A1 milano is on the _________ chromosome.
10.
DNA code tells the body how to make ________________.
11.
Proteins are made of a string of ________________________________.
12.
The cells inner sanctum, the ________________ houses our chromosomes.
13.
Each three letter word spells out the code for one ________________.
14.
Change just one amino acid and you can change the shape of the whole
________________.
15.
Give an example of a protein (several are listed, write one).
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16.
Biologist Allen Wilson realized he could use ________________ from people all
around the world to figure out how we are all related and where we came from.
17.
We inherit mitochondrial DNA from our ________________.
18.
One day parents may be able to choose which combination of
________________ they would like to see in their child.
Part 2
19.
Until recently, it has only been possible to study ______ gene at a time.
20.
Genes are scattered across our ________________.
21.
Scientists have found dozens of genes related to cancer. The challenge is finding
how ________________ causes disease and death.
22.
Seeing cancer cells at work and understanding how they ____________ are two
different things.
23.
The typical American has a _____ in _____ chance of developing cancer.
24.
What do defender enzymes do?
________________________________________________
25.
Inheriting a damaged _________ gene makes you at high risk for developing
cancer.
26.
Curing cancer in a Petri dish is much easier than curing it in the real world. True
or False? ________________
27.
Free radicals can damage our genes, they can alter our genetic code and create
________________.
28.
P53 calls up enzymes that will ________________ the cell.
29.
When old cells die neighbor cells ________________ to fill the gap.
30.
Enzymes that build DNA can not work on the ________________ of the
chromosome.
31.
The enzyme ________________ can make short telomeres long again.
32.
The notion that we can achieve biological immortality is ________________.
33.
It’s up to ________________ what’s desirable as we harness the power of the
gene.
When you finish this, please hold on to your paper until the end of the video.