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?

    <p>Ligation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Herbicide tolerance</p> 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?

    <p>Pesticides Bt Corn and Bt Eggplant</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Medicine and vaccine production</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A site</p> 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?

    <p>Selective Breeding</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Releases charged tRNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does Cross Breeding occur?

    <p>When breeding two different types of plants or animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Cross Breeding</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Through a vector transmitted by a virus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Molecular Cloning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do budding organisms reproduce?

    <p>By splitting off new individuals from existing ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is somatic cell nuclear transfer used for in cloning?

    <p>Creating an exact copy of the organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Progressive lung disease and severe arthritis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Coat patterns and other features determined in the womb</p> Signup and view all the answers

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