Genetic Engineering

Question 1

It is the process of changing the DNA in living organisms to create something new

Answer 1

GENETIC ENGINEERING

Question 2

It involves artificial manipulation, modification,and recombination of DNA or other nucleic acid molecules to modify an organism or population

Answer 2

GENETIC ENGINEERING

Question 3

• Artificial Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Hybridization
• Inbreeding

Answer 3

what are the ANCIENT PRACTICES OF G.E.

Question 4

_____ done to indirectly manipulate genes focusing on the physical traits among organisms.

Answer 4

Artificial Selection

Question 5

_____ process when animals with desired characteristics are mated to produce offspring with those desired traits.

Answer 5

Selective breeding (Classical Breeding)

Question 6

_____ when two individuals with unlike characteristics are crossed to produce the best in both organisms.

Answer 6

Hybridizations

Question 7

_____ is an example of hybridization.

Answer 7

Burbank potato (disease resistant potato)

Question 8

_____ is a technique of breeding organisms that are genetically similar to maintain desired traits found in the pure dog breeds.

Answer 8

Inbreeding

Question 9

What are the steps in classical breeding?

Answer 9

1. Determine which traits are significant enough to be chosen.
2. Select parents that exemplify these traits.
3. Choose the best offspring from parents to produce the next generation.
4. Repeat the process.

Question 10

what are the MODERN DAY GENETIC ENGINEERING PRACTICES?

Answer 10

• Recombinant DNA Technology
• Cloning

Question 11

_____ mixing DNA from two different sources.

Answer 11

Rombinant DNA Technology

Question 12

Recombinant DNA Technology

• Usage of _____ to splice, connect (or ligate), and remove or add nucleotides to sequences of the DNA.

Answer 12

restriction enzyme

Question 13

Recombinant DNA Technology

• Inserting the desired gene into the genome of the host involves the selection of the _____ for administration into the host followed by a selection of the perfect _____ with which the gene has to be integrated.

Answer 13

desired gene, vector

Question 14

Recombinant DNA Technology

Modification in genetic engineering may involve the ff:

Answer 14

• introduction of new traits into an organism
• enhancement of a present trait by increasing the expression of the desired gene, or
• enhancement of a present trait by disrupting the inhibition of the desired’ i