Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Quiz
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What is a primer?
A. A long strand of RNA
B. A short segment of DNA that starts a new strand
C. An enzyme that cuts DNA
D. A protein that binds to DNA
What is a DNA fingerprint used for?
A. To identify an individual at the molecular level
B. To replicate DNA sequences
C. To cut DNA at specific sites
D. To glue DNA nucleotides together
What is a clone?
A. A genetically identical copy of a gene or organism
B. A DNA sequence used in PCR
C. A type of restriction enzyme
Tools that allow scientists to study many genes, and their expression, at once.
A. DNA Microarray
B. gel electrophoresis
C. recombinant DNA
Show the lengths of DNA fragments between restriction sites in a strand of DNA
A. Gel Electrophoresis
B. Restriction Map
C. Restriction Enzyme
The study and comparison of all the proteins that result from an organism’s genome.
A. Proteomics
B. gel electrophoresis
C. recombinant DNA
To map and sequence all of the DNA base pairs of the human chromosomes and to identify all of the genes within the sequence
A. Human Genome Project
B. gel electrophoresis
C. Proteomics
D. Gene Therapy
What is genetic engineering?
A. The study of genetic diseases
B. Changing an organism’s DNA to give it new traits
C. The natural selection of traits
D. The process of DNA replication
The study of genomes
A. Genomics
B. Gene sequencing
C. Gene therapy
D. Proteomics
Electrical current is used to separate a mixture of DNA fragments from each other.
A. Polymerase Chain Reaction
B. Gel Electrophoresis
C. DNA Fingerprinting
D. Cloning
The process of testing DNA to determine a person’s risk of having or passing on a genetic disorder
A. genetic screening
B. gel electrophoresis
C. restriction map
What is recombinant DNA?
A. DNA that contains genes from more than one organism
B. DNA that has been cut by restriction enzymes
C. DNA that is used in gel electrophoresis
What does “transgenic” mean in genetics?
A. An organism with a mutation
B. An organism with one or more genes from another organism
C. A naturally occurring genetic variation
The use of computer databases to organize and analyze biological data
A. Bioinformatics
B. gel electrophoresis
C. restriction map
D. Gene Therapy
Technique used that produces millions of copies of a specific DNA sequence in just a few hours.
A. Restriction Enzyme
B. Polymerase Chain Reaction
C. Restriction Map
