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Man live for hundreds of years in the beginning. When did the average lifespan decrease?

A

Shortly after the flood

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What are the two global changes that God caused?

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The curse because of Adam and Eves sin

The flood with Noah

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2
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What are the changes we see taking place on the earth an example of?

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Degeneration

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What is an example of degeneration?

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Mutation

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What is a mutation?

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Any change in an organisms genetic material

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What does it mean if some mutations are neutral?

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They do not produce any noticeable effect in the organism

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Which mutation affects the pigment producing cells in the skin?

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Albinism

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What are lethal mutation?

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Mutations that cause death

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What is somatic mutation?

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Mutations that occur in body cells not in gametes

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No

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10
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Germ mutations

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Can germ mutations be passed down to an organisms offspring?

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Yes

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12
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With all the medical and agricultural advances is man’s lifespan longer or shorter than in Biblical times?

A

Shorter

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A change to the sequence of bases in the segment of DNA that makes up the gene

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What is a chromosomal change?

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It is a mutation that involves the whole chromosome and not just one gene

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15
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What is hemophilia an example of?

A

Sex-linked gene mutation

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What is hemophilia sometimes called?

A

Disease of royalty

17
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Which alleles carry the disorders…recessive or dominant?

A

Dominant

18
Q

When there are more than 2 sex chromosomes in an organism this is an example of?

A

Chromosomal change as the whole chromosome is affected and not just a gene

19
Q

What is biotechnology?

A

The use of living organisms to make a new, more desirable organism or product

20
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What is called “changes in ploidy”?

A

Chromosomal changes that result in an unusual number of chromosomes

21
Q

Since the fall of mankind what has happened to creation?

A

Undergone degeneration

22
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Does somatic mutation affect offspring?

A

No

23
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Give three examples of recessive disorders?

A

Albinism, hemophilia, cystic fibrosis

24
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Are mutations often considered harmful?

A

Yes

25
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Can a gene mutation result in an incorrect protein being produced?

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Yes

26
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Do many mutations produce no noticeable effect in an organism?

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Yes

27
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Does lethal mutation cause the death of an organism?

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Yes

28
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What is gene mutation?

A

A change in the sequence of bases that make up a gene

29
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Where does somatic mutation occur?

A

In human cells

30
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What is chromosomal change?

A

Change in the number of genes in a chromosome

31
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What is caused by a mutation that affects pigments?

A

Albinism

32
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Change in an organism’s genetic material?

A

Mutation

33
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What can genetic engineering be used for?

A

Good or evil

34
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How do scientists create insulin

A

Place the gene for human insulin into the bacterial DNA and collect the insulin that the bacteria produces

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The use of living organisms to make a new, more desirable organism or product is called

A

Biotechnology