BIOl133 Exam 4 Exam Questions with Verified Answers Latest Update
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BIOl133 Exam 4 Exam Questions with Verified Answers Latest Update
Biotechnology - Answers use or alteration of cells or biomolecules for specific purposes
Transgenic organisms - Answers an organism with DNA from another species
Recombinant DNA - Answers adding foreign genes to cells
Gene targe...
- researchers now plan to create families of monkeys that develop neurodegenerative diseases similar to
those seen in families
genetically modified primates and autism - Answers - 2016: monkeys genetically modified to show
symptoms of autism
- used CRISPR/Cas9 technology
- controversial case
why are genetic technologies possible - Answers genetic code is universal
, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - Answers amplifying (copying) pieces of DNA to create many copies
PCR uses - Answers forensics, medical tests, genetic testing
restriction enzymes - Answers cut DNA at specific locations - function like scissors
DNA ligase - Answers attaches 2 pieces of DNA together (glue)
vectors - Answers carry DNA to new location
- plasmids
- bacteriophages
- retroviruses
recipient cells - Answers cells to receive DNA
recombinant dna technology - Answers example: human insulin
1st product produced through recombinant dna technology
crispr - Answers - short sequences of bacterial dna that function as bacterial immune system
- can be used to cut eukaryotic genomes at very precise locations
- makes germline editing of human embryos possible - controversial!
crispr meaning - Answers clustered regularly-interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)
GMO mushroom - Answers - genetically modified to "knockout" an enzyme that causes browning
- currently not regulated as a GMO because it does not have foreign DNA
AquAdvantage salmon - Answers GMO atlantic salmon
- a growth hormone-regulating gene from a pacific chinook salmon, with a promoter from an ocean pout
- grows year round
- the first time a gmo animal has been approved to enter the united states food supply (2015) - but you
cannot purcahse one in the us
- currently sold in canada
release of genetically modified organisms - Answers - microcosm experiments and field tests
- bioremediation: use of an organisms engineered abilities to remove toxins from the environment
genetic counselors - Answers health care professions trained in genetics and psychology
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