Biotechnology

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Which technique would most likely be used by forensic scientists?

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DNA fingerprinting

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Which is one reason scientists produce transgenic organisms?

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to treat certain types of diseases

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Which would be the best technique to determine if two people are related? Options: testing blood types, comparing DNA, examining karyotypes, testing for genetic disorders.

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comparing DNA

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Which is a step in the process of producing transgenic bacteria?

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A human gene is inserted into a bacterial plasmid.

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The process of removing DNA from cells is called

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DNA extraction

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Which process is used to make many copies of a DNA sample?

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PCR

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What is the function of gel electrophoresis?

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to separate DNA fragments according to size and charge

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During transformation,

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a cell takes in DNA from outside the cell.

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A small circular molecule of DNA found in bacteria cells is called a

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plasmid

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DNA produced by combining DNA from two different organisms is known as

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Recombinant DNA.