Genetic engineering review

It is an organism's complete set of genetic instructions. It contains all of the informations needed to build that organism and allows it to develop.

• DNA

• Genome

• Enzymes

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It is a protein that helps regulate the sugar levels in our blood. It is normally produced in the pancreas.

• Insulin

• Collagen

• Fibrin

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

It is a type of virus that infects bacteria. Its name means "bacteria eater".

• Haemophilus Influenzae

• Bacteriophage

• Simian Virus

It is an artificially made DNA strand that is formed by the combination of two or more gene sequences.

• Recombinant DNA

• T-DNA

• mRNA

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It carries codes from the DNA in the nucleus to the sites of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm.

• Recombinant DNA

• T-DNA

• mRNA

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Genetic engineering has been used to produce

• medicines.
• food animals.
• improved crops.
• all of these.

Which is used to cut DNA molecules at specific points?

• gel electrophoresis
• PCR analysis
• a restriction enzyme
• recombinant DNA

Transgenic organisms contain

• genes from other species.
• cells of another organism.
• genes of only one parent.
• one or more human genes.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A molecule containing DNA from two different organisms is called

• a plasmid.
• a polyploid.
• a hybrid organism.
• recombinant DNA.

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simple ring of DNA from prokaryotes

• plasmid
• restriction enzymes
• recombinant DNA
• gene