Recombinant DNA Technology

Fill in the blank: Recombinant DNA technology is a technique used in _______ engineering.

• Genetic

• Chemical

• Mechanical

• Civil

What is a potential ethical concern associated with recombinant DNA technology?

• Increased biodiversity

• Genetic privacy issues

• Faster crop growth

• Enhanced disease resistance

In Recombinant DNA Technology, the gene of interest is inserted into a ______.

• Human cell

• Bacterial cell

• Plasmid vector

• Virus

The process of combining DNA from two different organisms is known as ______.

• Transcription

• Translation

• DNA recombination

• Replication

In the diagram, DNA recombination occurs after which step?

• Gene insertion

• Cutting with EcoRI

• Plasmid replication

• Protein synthesis

The final product of the process shown in the diagram is a bacterial cell that can produce ______.

• Antibiotics

• Human growth hormone

• Enzymes

• Vitamins

What is a palindromic sequence in DNA?

• A sequence that reads the same forward and backward on complementary strands

• A sequence that only reads the same forward

• A sequence that reads differently on complementary strands

• A sequence with no specific pattern.

The vector itself is generally a ________.

• Protein

• RNA sequence

• DNA sequence

• Lipid

A vector can be a ______.

• Phage

• Enzyme

• Hormone

• Vitamin

What is a gene library?

• A collection of different DNA sequences from an organism

• A collection of proteins

• A collection of RNA sequences

• A collection of cells.