Gene Therapy and Cloning Quiz

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What is the term for changing the DNA in living organisms to create something new using recombinant DNA technology?

Herbicide tolerance

Cellular cloning

Stress tolerance

Gene splicing (correct)

What is the organism called that has undergone the process of changing its DNA through genetic engineering?

Extended shelf life

Disease resistant

Insecticide tolerance

Transgenic organism (correct)

Which process in genetic engineering involves cutting DNA at specific sites using restriction enzymes?

Expression

Ligation

Isolation

Cutting (correct)

What is the term used for combining the cut DNA fragments to form artificial recombinant molecules?

Ligation Signup and view all the answers

Which genetically modified crop trait involves a plant's ability to withstand herbicides applied to kill weeds?

Herbicide tolerance Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for splicing the gene of bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into corn and eggplants to kill pests?

Pesticides Bt Corn and Bt Eggplant Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary application of the technology mentioned in the text?

Medicine and vaccine production Signup and view all the answers

Which site accepts and binds tRNA to the mRNA during protein synthesis?

A site Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used when breeders select two different breeds of the same species to mate for a desired trait?

Selective Breeding Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the E site in protein synthesis?

Releases charged tRNA Signup and view all the answers

When does Cross Breeding occur?

When breeding two different types of plants or animals Signup and view all the answers

Which technique involves breeding two different types of plants or animals together to produce a hybrid offspring?

Cross Breeding Signup and view all the answers

How is the good gene usually introduced into diseased cells for gene therapy?

Through a vector transmitted by a virus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cellular cloning involves replicating a desired region of the genome?

Molecular Cloning Signup and view all the answers

How do budding organisms reproduce?

By splitting off new individuals from existing ones Signup and view all the answers

What is somatic cell nuclear transfer used for in cloning?

Creating an exact copy of the organism Signup and view all the answers

What was the reason for euthanizing Dolly the sheep in 2003?

Progressive lung disease and severe arthritis Signup and view all the answers

How did CC, the first cloned cat, differ in appearance from Rainbow?

Coat patterns and other features determined in the womb Signup and view all the answers