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Genetic Engineering & Profiling
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When the DNA from individuals is analysed
a unique DNA profile is made and a result
similar to a bar code is obtained. This DNA
profile formation is also known as genetic
…
Engineering
Mutations
Screening
Fingerprinting
What is the method used for
separating the fragments of DNA
when getting a DNA fingerprint?
Gel
electrophoresis
Gene
pharming
Genetic
screening
Gene
linkage
What term is given to the modern
techniques or processes used to
artificially alter the genetic information
in the chromosome of an organism?
Gene
therapy
Genetic
engineering
Genetic
fingerprinting
Genetic
screening
An enzyme that recognises specific
nucleotide sequences on DNA molecules
and cuts the DNA strands at those sites is
called …
Catalase
Restriction
enzyme
Recombinant
enzyme
Severing
enzyme
An organism whose genome has been
changed by the addition of a gene from
another organism is referred to as a …
Restricted
organism
Genetically
mutated organism
Recombinant
organism
Transgenic
organism
During transformation the majority
of bacteria ….
Are mixed with
DNA sections
Produce the
desired product
Fail to take
up plasmids
Are inserted
into host cells
The joining together (or splicing) of
overlapping cut ends of DNA
sections to form recombinant DNA
is called …
Isolation
Ligation
Restriction
Cloning
An example of a cloning vector is …
A bacterial
plasmid
A recombinant
DNA molecule
A genetically
modified organism
Dolly the sheep
The first stage of genetic
engineering is referred to as …
Expression
Isolation
Insertion
Transformation
What organisms have been used to
genetically engineer human
clotting factor?
Bacteria
Rice plants
Sheep
Goats
DNA fingerprinting can be used to
determine if a person …
Has a disease
Has faulty RNA
Is a carrier
of a disease
Is the parent
of a child
A common technique used to
increase the amount of DNA for
forensic analysis is …
DNA replication
GMO
Polymerase chain
reaction (PCR)
Electrophoresis
Restriction fragments are produced
using …
Gel
electrophoresis
Enzymes
DNA ligase
Polymerase chain
reaction (PCR)
The first genetically engineered
medicine was used to treat which
of the following?
Bacterial
infection
Diabetes
Parkinson’s
disease
Tuberculosis
The process of transcribing RNA
into DNA, used by retroviruses and
in biotechnology, is called …
Recombination
Transcription
Replication
Reverse
transcription
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