Genetic Engineering Intro

Which genetic engineering technique amplifies the number of DNA pieces in a lab setting?

• PCR

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Gene Therapy

• CRISPR

Which genetic engineering technique separates DNA fragments based on their size?

• PCR

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Gene Cloning

• CRISPR

Which of the following examples of genetic engineering repairs existing abnormal genes?

• CRISPR

• PCR

• Gel Electrophoresis

• Cloning

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Inserting a normal gene or editing an existing gene is called...

• Genetic Engineering

• Gene Therapy

• Gene Cloning

• Gene Sequencing

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Gel electrophoresis enables scientists to

• separate DNA fragments.
• combine DNA fragments.
• count the genes in DNA.
• insert DNA in cells.

Genetic engineering has been used to produce

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

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Polymerase chain reaction is used to

• determine the sequence of DNA.
• make copies of a DNA sequence.
• selectively breed plants and animals.
• produce mutations in bacteria.

Breeders can increase the genetic variation in a population by using

• inbreeding.
• mutations.
• hybridization.
• restriction enzymes.

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Which produces offspring from a single cell of an adult?

• inbreeding.
• mutations.
• hybridization.
• cloning.

Transgenic organisms contain

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