7A Flashcards
Man live for hundreds of years in the beginning. When did the average lifespan decrease?
Shortly after the flood
What are the two global changes that God caused?
The curse because of Adam and Eves sin
The flood with Noah
What are the changes we see taking place on the earth an example of?
Degeneration
What is an example of degeneration?
Mutation
What is a mutation?
Any change in an organisms genetic material
What does it mean if some mutations are neutral?
They do not produce any noticeable effect in the organism
Which mutation affects the pigment producing cells in the skin?
Albinism
What are lethal mutation?
Mutations that cause death
What is somatic mutation?
Mutations that occur in body cells not in gametes
No
Germ mutations
Can germ mutations be passed down to an organisms offspring?
Yes
With all the medical and agricultural advances is man’s lifespan longer or shorter than in Biblical times?
Shorter
A change to the sequence of bases in the segment of DNA that makes up the gene
What is a chromosomal change?
It is a mutation that involves the whole chromosome and not just one gene
What is hemophilia an example of?
Sex-linked gene mutation
What is hemophilia sometimes called?
Disease of royalty
Which alleles carry the disorders…recessive or dominant?
Dominant
When there are more than 2 sex chromosomes in an organism this is an example of?
Chromosomal change as the whole chromosome is affected and not just a gene
What is biotechnology?
The use of living organisms to make a new, more desirable organism or product
What is called “changes in ploidy”?
Chromosomal changes that result in an unusual number of chromosomes
Since the fall of mankind what has happened to creation?
Undergone degeneration
Does somatic mutation affect offspring?
No
Give three examples of recessive disorders?
Albinism, hemophilia, cystic fibrosis
Are mutations often considered harmful?
Yes
Can a gene mutation result in an incorrect protein being produced?
Yes
Do many mutations produce no noticeable effect in an organism?
Yes
Does lethal mutation cause the death of an organism?
Yes
What is gene mutation?
A change in the sequence of bases that make up a gene
Where does somatic mutation occur?
In human cells
What is chromosomal change?
Change in the number of genes in a chromosome
What is caused by a mutation that affects pigments?
Albinism
Change in an organism’s genetic material?
Mutation
What can genetic engineering be used for?
Good or evil
How do scientists create insulin
Place the gene for human insulin into the bacterial DNA and collect the insulin that the bacteria produces
The use of living organisms to make a new, more desirable organism or product is called
Biotechnology
