Synthetic Biology Flashcards
1
Q
Top-down synthetic biology involves…
A
modifying the genetic makeup of an organism in order to produce desirable products
2
Q
Bottom-up synthetic biology involves…
A
Synthetic molecule systems produced in order to carry our biological processes
3
Q
Biobrick parts are DNA sequences containing _ and _ regions for insertion
A
functional sequences
enzyme-digestible
4
Q
Devices are _ sets that perform _-cellular function
A
biobrick
sub-cellular
5
Q
Systems are sets of _
A
devices
6
Q
Synthetic biology has an emphasis on _ and _ design, it has a heavy reliance on _
A
standardization
rational design
synthetic DNA technology
7
Q
Synthia strategy is to…
A
- Synthesize systems and combine into a synthetic genome in E.coli
- Propagate as a centromeric plasmid in yeast
- Transplanted into mycoplasma
- Tested for gene essentiality, redesign and cycle
8
Q
CRISPR-Cas9 is a tool for _ by employing _ in order to selectively target specific sites
A
genome editing
gRNAs
