Question 1

How could personal DNA testing be beneficial to medicine?​

Accepted Answer

If doctors could access their patient's

Question 2

Human insulin, which does not provoke allergic reac-tions, has been produced by transgenic E.coli since ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​1952 
B)  ​1962 
C)  1972 
D)  ​1982 
E)  ​1992 
A)  ​1952 
B)  ​1962 
C)  1972 
D)  ​1982 
E)  ​1992

Question 3

Restriction enzymes cut double-stranded DNA at a specific base sequence ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​between genes 
B)  ​and produce fragments of four to eight base pairs in length 
C)  ​between bacterial and viral DNAs 
D)  ​between purines and pyrimidines 
E)  ​between promoter and operator DNA sequences 
A)  ​between genes 
B)  ​and produce fragments of four to eight base pairs in length 
C)  ​between bacterial and viral DNAs 
D)  ​between purines and pyrimidines 
E)  ​between promoter and operator DNA sequences

Question 4

Genetic engineering started with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​bacteria 
B)  ​viruses 
C)  ​fungi 
D)  ​plants 
E)  ​animals 
A)  ​bacteria 
B)  ​viruses 
C)  ​fungi 
D)  ​plants 
E)  ​animals

Question 5

To answer the following questions, refer to the five items listed below:
-The pieces of DNA that are moved by a genetic engineer from one organism to another are first incorporated into these.

Accepted Answer

A) restriction enzymes 
B) recombinant DNA 
C) plasmids 
D) clones 
E) restriction sites 
A) restriction enzymes 
B) recombinant DNA 
C) plasmids 
D) clones 
E) restriction sites

Question 6

To answer the following questions refer to the four items listed below.
-This is a nuclease whose only function is to cut apart foreign DNA entering a cell.

Accepted Answer

A) cDNA 
B) ​restriction enzymes 
C) reverse transcriptase 
D) ​DNA library 
A) cDNA 
B) ​restriction enzymes 
C) reverse transcriptase 
D) ​DNA library

Question 7

Recombinant DNA is any DNA that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​has been cut by restriction enzymes 
B)  ​is at least four to eight base pairs in length 
C)  ​has had its gene sequence rearranged 
D)  ​consists of DNA from two or more organisms of the same or different species 
E)  ​inserted into plasmids 
A)  ​has been cut by restriction enzymes 
B)  ​is at least four to eight base pairs in length 
C)  ​has had its gene sequence rearranged 
D)  ​consists of DNA from two or more organisms of the same or different species 
E)  ​inserted into plasmids

Question 8

The results of the treatment of 20 boys with SCID-X1 showed that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​SCID-X1 can be cured through genetic engineering 
B)  ​none of those treated were cured of the disease 
C)  ​a bone marrow transplant can cure SCID-X1 
D)  ​our understanding of the human genome exceeds our ability to modify it 
E)  ​the "treatment" caused numerous unforeseen complications. 
A)  ​SCID-X1 can be cured through genetic engineering 
B)  ​none of those treated were cured of the disease 
C)  ​a bone marrow transplant can cure SCID-X1 
D)  ​our understanding of the human genome exceeds our ability to modify it 
E)  ​the "treatment" caused numerous unforeseen complications.

Question 9

Which enzyme joins the paired sticky ends of DNA fragments?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​reverse transcriptase 
B)  ​restriction enzyme 
C)  ​DNA ligase 
D)  ​DNA polymerase 
E)  ​polynucleotide kinase 
A)  ​reverse transcriptase 
B)  ​restriction enzyme 
C)  ​DNA ligase 
D)  ​DNA polymerase 
E)  ​polynucleotide kinase

Question 10

Bacteria use restriction enzymes to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​integrate viral DNA 
B)  ​destroy viral DNA 
C)  ​prevent mutation of their DNA 
D)  ​copy their genes 
E)  ​inhibit the expression of some of their genes 
A)  ​integrate viral DNA 
B)  ​destroy viral DNA 
C)  ​prevent mutation of their DNA 
D)  ​copy their genes 
E)  ​inhibit the expression of some of their genes

Question 11

The goal of eugenics is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​select the most desirable human characteristics 
B)  ​eliminate genetic disorders that reach a certain threshold in terms of their costs to individuals and society 
C)  ​produce genetically identical humans. 
D)  ​eliminate genes for abnormal behavior. 
E)  ​produce genetically perfect people. 
A)  ​select the most desirable human characteristics 
B)  ​eliminate genetic disorders that reach a certain threshold in terms of their costs to individuals and society 
C)  ​produce genetically identical humans. 
D)  ​eliminate genes for abnormal behavior. 
E)  ​produce genetically perfect people.

Question 12

Figure 15.2
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The following questionsrefer to the figure above illustrating the initial steps in the formation of recombinant DNA.
-What is used to cut the DNA in panels 1 and 2?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​restriction enzymes 
B)  ​reverse transcriptase 
C)  ​DNA polymerases 
D)  ​RNA polymerases 
E)  ​DNA ligases 
A)  ​restriction enzymes 
B)  ​reverse transcriptase 
C)  ​DNA polymerases 
D)  ​RNA polymerases 
E)  ​DNA ligases

Question 13

Figure 15.7
  
-The accompanying figure illustrates ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the production of recombinant DNA 
B)  probing for transferred genes 
C)  ​DNA fingerprinting 
D)  ​DNAsequencing 
E)  ​producing radioactive probes 
A)  ​the production of recombinant DNA 
B)  probing for transferred genes 
C)  ​DNA fingerprinting 
D)  ​DNAsequencing 
E)  ​producing radioactive probes

Question 14

Probes for cloned genes use ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​complementary nucleotide sequences tagged with a detectable label 
B)  ​specific antibodies that kill all the cells 
C)  ​specific enzymes that lyse all the cells 
D)  ​certain bacteria that glow when they take up the genes 
E)  ​DNA ligase 
A)  ​complementary nucleotide sequences tagged with a detectable label 
B)  ​specific antibodies that kill all the cells 
C)  ​specific enzymes that lyse all the cells 
D)  ​certain bacteria that glow when they take up the genes 
E)  ​DNA ligase

Question 15

Enzymes used to cut genes in recombinant DNA research are known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​ligases 
B)  ​restriction enzymes 
C)  ​transcriptases 
D)  ​DNA polymerases 
E)  ​replicases 
A)  ​ligases 
B)  ​restriction enzymes 
C)  ​transcriptases 
D)  ​DNA polymerases 
E)  ​replicases

Question 16

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​There is no danger involved in recombinant DNA research in humans. 
B)  ​There is no danger involved in recombinant DNA research in bacteria. 
C)  ​There is no danger in releasing recombinant organisms into the environment. 
D)  ​Stringent safety rules make the use of recombinant DNA research possible. 
E)  ​Stringent safety rules make the use of recombinant DNA research impossible. 
A)  ​There is no danger involved in recombinant DNA research in humans. 
B)  ​There is no danger involved in recombinant DNA research in bacteria. 
C)  ​There is no danger in releasing recombinant organisms into the environment. 
D)  ​Stringent safety rules make the use of recombinant DNA research possible. 
E)  ​Stringent safety rules make the use of recombinant DNA research impossible.

Question 17

One of the first successful applications of genetic engineering was the commercial production of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​clotting factor 
B)  ​insulin 
C)  ​hemoglobin 
D)  ​collagen 
E)  ​human growth factor 
A)  ​clotting factor 
B)  ​insulin 
C)  ​hemoglobin 
D)  ​collagen 
E)  ​human growth factor

Question 18

To answer the following questions refer to the four items listed below.
-This is any DNA made from mRNA transcripts.

Accepted Answer

A) cDNA 
B) ​restriction enzymes 
C) reverse transcriptase 
D) ​DNA library 
A) cDNA 
B) ​restriction enzymes 
C) reverse transcriptase 
D) ​DNA library

Exam 15: Studying and Manipulating Genomes

How could personal DNA testing be beneficial to medicine?​

Human insulin, which does not provoke allergic reac-tions, has been produced by transgenic E.coli since ____.

Restriction enzymes cut double-stranded DNA at a specific base sequence ____.

Genetic engineering started with ____.

To answer the following questions, refer to the five items listed below: -The pieces of DNA that are moved by a genetic engineer from one organism to another are first incorporated into these.

To answer the following questions refer to the four items listed below. -This is a nuclease whose only function is to cut apart foreign DNA entering a cell.

Recombinant DNA is any DNA that ____.

The results of the treatment of 20 boys with SCID-X1 showed that ____.

Which enzyme joins the paired sticky ends of DNA fragments?​

Bacteria use restriction enzymes to ____.

The goal of eugenics is to ____.

Figure 15.2 ​ The following questionsrefer to the figure above illustrating the initial steps in the formation of recombinant DNA. -What is used to cut the DNA in panels 1 and 2?​

Figure 15.7 -The accompanying figure illustrates ____.

Probes for cloned genes use ____.

Enzymes used to cut genes in recombinant DNA research are known as ____.

Which statement is true?

One of the first successful applications of genetic engineering was the commercial production of ____.

To answer the following questions refer to the four items listed below. -This is any DNA made from mRNA transcripts.

Invitation to Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure and Function

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts - Photosynthesis

How Cells Release Chemical Energy

Dna Structure and Function

From Dna to Protein

Gene Control

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Organizating Information About Species

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses - Bacteria - and Archaea

Protists - the Simplest Eukaryotes

The Land Plants

Fungi

Animal Evolution - the Invertibrates

Animal Evolution - the Chordates

Human Evolution

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Life Cycles of Flowering Plants

Communication Strategies in Plants

Animal Tissues

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Animal Reproductive Systems

Animal Development

Animal Behavior

Filters

How could personal DNA testing be beneficial to medicine?

Which enzyme joins the paired sticky ends of DNA fragments?

Figure 15.2 The following questionsrefer to the figure above illustrating the initial steps in the formation of recombinant DNA. -What is used to cut the DNA in panels 1 and 2?