Chapter 15 -1

Question 1

When was the Human Genome project completed?

Answer 1

2003

Question 2

95% of human genome is?
15% are?
44% are?

Answer 2

junk DNA
stretches of duplicated DNA
transposons

Question 3

Bananas and humans are ?% alike

Answer 3

50

Question 4

Mice and humans are ?% alike

Answer 4

78

Question 5

What are knockout experiments done for?

Answer 5

done on similar organisms to determine probable effects on humans

Question 6

How can you manipulate genomes?

Answer 6

recombinant DNA technology

Question 7

What are some techniques to combine genes from different sources?

Answer 7

production of vaccines, cancer drugs, pesticides

Question 8

What is the toolkit for recombinant DNA?

Answer 8

1. Vector
2. Restriction enzymes
3. Ligase seals back together
4. Insert recombinant DNA into host cells

Question 9

What is a vector?

Answer 9

carrier of foreign DNA

Question 10

What is the most common type of vector?

Answer 10

bacterial plasmids

Question 11

What are types of vectors?

Answer 11

bacterial plasmids
retroviruses
gene therapy

Question 12

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 12

next level gene manipulation

genetically modified organisms (transgenic)