Module 0: Overview and Scientific Method

Question 1

What is isolation

Answer 1

Genre of molecular experiment that isolate DNA, RNA, or protein

Question 2

What is detection

Answer 2

Genre of molecular experiment to detect the presence of DNA, RNA, or protein

Question 3

What is quantification

Answer 3

Genre of molecular experiment to determine how much of a DNA, RNA, or protein is in the tested material

Question 4

What is “in vitro testing”

Answer 4

Testing of DNA/RNA/Proteins outside of a living organism

Question 5

What is “in vivo testing”

Answer 5

Testing how DNA/RNA/Proteins function inside cells, inside living organisms

Question 6

What is negative control

Answer 6

Tested along side experiment, expected result is negative

Question 7

What is positive control

Answer 7

Tested along side experiment, expected result is positive

Question 8

What is a technical variation or technical error

Answer 8

A source of variation in the results of a repeated experiment, to do variation in technique, execution, measurement

Question 9

What is a biological variation

Answer 9

A source of variation in the results of a repeated experiment, to do with biological variation in the subjects, such as genetic differences, age, body size, environment