Question

In theory, cloning could produce:

a copy of you

Several copies of a gene

a forest of identical trees

All of the above

Polymerase chain reaction produces:

a southern blot

YAC’s

Multiple copies of DNA

Endonucleases

Organisms which carry genetic information into a host cell is called a/an:

Vector

Probe

Endonuclease

YAC

Testing a fetus in the womb for Cystic fibrosis is an example of:

Preimplantation testing

Prenatal testing

Presymptomatic testing

In-vitro testing

The alternative to using plasmids for large DNA sections in Rec DNA is to use:

YAC’s

GAC’s

BAC’s

JAC’s

The enzymes used as “biochemical scissors” in Rec. DNA techniques are:

Ligases

Polymerases

Restriction enzymes

Primers

The process of removing genetic material from a cell is called:

Deregulation

Ex- cyto transfer

Denucleation

Enucleation

a group formed to evaluate moral and ethical concerns arising from the Human Genome Project is:

ELSI

NIES

MORA

SILES

Patterns made by restriction fragments in an agarose gel creates a/an:

Southern Blot

Northern Blot

VNTR

DNA fingerprint

A growth hormone, obtained by genetic engineering processes, given to cattle to stimulate milk production is:

CGH

BGH

MPH

GEM

Cells that can generate an enitre new organism are classified as:

Omnipotent

Totipotent

Pluripotent

Transpotent

Polymerase chain reaction requires which of the following?

Heat

Cooling

Enzymes

All of the above

The process by which nucleotides bind together is called:

Conjugation

Annealing

Genetic transfer

Transformation

IN DNA fingerprinting, the _____ generate the characteristic bands in the gel.

RFLP's

PCR's

BGH's

None of the above

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe gene therapy?

a cure for many genetic diseases

a medicinal branch of genetic engineering

a treatment for some genetic diseases

results vary greatly with gene therapy

Which of the following is a mode of cloning?

Embryo splitting

Nuclear transfer

both a & b

Neither a or b

Vectors used in recombinant DNA techniques:

Are able to undergo DNA replication

Deliver DNA to cells for replication

Both a & b

Neither a or b

The use of growth hormone made via rec. DNA in order to stimulate the growth of short people who have no genetic disorder is an example of:

somatic therapy

germ-line therapy

enhancement gene therapy

therapeutic cloning

In pre-implantation testing, the removal of a cell from an embryo:

decreases the risk that the embryo will spontaneously abort (miscarry)

means the baby will be born mission a hand or foot

results in a premature birth

has no observable effect on the embryo

In general, prenatal testing:

is risk free.

balances risks with benefits

is always accurate

always results in miscarriage

Which of the following couples would NOT ordinarily be encouraged to seek genetic counseling?

those who plan to raise large families

those whose occupations may pose a risk to pregnancy

those who are first cousins

those who have had multiple miscarriages

Which of the following might a genetic counselor do as part of his/her job?

explain the mode of inheritance for a disorder

evaluate risks of conceiving a child with a specific disorder

discuss the symptoms and therapies associated with a genetic illness

all of the above

Susan's sister died of BRCA1 breast cancer. Thus, Susan is a candidate for a:

predisposition test

carrier screening

genome screening

genome-wide association study

The science of developing drugs to be used based on particular allelic variants a person has for a specific disease is called:

pharmacogenetics

genome-wide association studies

cytogenetics

epigenetics

Answer 1

1) All of the above

2)multiple copies of DNA

3)vector

4) prenatal testing

6) restriction enzyme

7) Denucleation

9)southern blot

10)BGH (Bovine growth Harmon's)

11) totipotent

12)all of above

13) medical branch of genetic engineering

15)embryo splitting and nuclear transfer

17)deliver DNA to host cell for replication

18) enhancement of gene therapy

19)decreases the risk that embryo will spontaneously abort

20) balances risks with benefits

21)those who plan to have large family

22) all the above

23) carrier screening

24)pharmacogenetics