Biotechnology

Question 1

Vector

Answer 1

Host DNA or Host organism

Question 2

Recombinant DNA

Answer 2

Bacteria plasmid + gene of interest

Question 3

Restriction Enzyme

Answer 3

Enzyme that cuts a specific DNA site

Question 4

Palindrome

Answer 4

Sequence that is the same backwards - Example:
Naman

Question 5

Sticky Ends

Answer 5

Jagged exposed ends with exposed nucleotides

Question 6

Blunt Ends

Answer 6

Ends with no jaggedness (straight)

Question 7

Agriculture

Answer 7

Insert gene to prevent pest from eating it, no need for insecticides if done

Question 8

Gene Therapy

Answer 8

Normal gene get place into cells that have defective genes

Question 9

How do transgenic species reproduce?

Answer 9

Binary Fission (Asexual)

Question 10

Plasmid

Answer 10

Circular pieces of DNA

Question 11

Biotech.

Answer 11

Use of organism DNA to make products

Question 12

Ligase

Answer 12

Enzyme used to join 2 DNA sources together

Question 13

How to make clone?

Answer 13

1. Remove nucleus from skin cell
2. Remove nucleus from egg
3. Combine the Skin cell nucleus and the empty egg cell
4. Divide by mitosis
5. Implant into uterus.

Question 14

Sequence of jagged cuts

Answer 14

GAATTC

Question 15

Whats RFLP?

Answer 15

Restriction fragment length polymorphism- Junk
Fragments of cut DNA

Question 16

What do VNTRs do?

Answer 16

Makes different sizes of cut DNA pieces from restriction enzyme.