Unit 5: Concept 4 - Genetic Engineering

Question 1

What is biotechnology?

Answer 1

used to change genetic makeup of living organisms

Question 2

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 2

manipulation of organisms genome using biotechnology

Question 3

What is recombinant DNA?

Answer 3

artificially made DNA from 2+ sources

Question 4

What is a genome?

Answer 4

organisms with a complete set of DNA

Question 5

What is a gene map?

Answer 5

location of genes on chromosomes

Question 6

What are restriction enzymes?

Answer 6

cut strands of DNA at specific locations, makes recombinant DNA

Question 7

What is the polymerase chain reaction?

Answer 7

allows copy of a piece of DNA without cell

Question 8

What is gel electrophoresis?

Answer 8

method that uses electric current to separate DNA fragments, such as DNA fingerprinting

Question 9

What is personal genome sequencing?

Answer 9

using DNA sequencing technology to personal sequence

Question 10

What is gene cloning?

Answer 10

multiple copies of a gene

Question 11

What is bacterial transformation?

Answer 11

makes humulin (insulin)

Question 12

What is gene theory?

Answer 12

inserts normal gene to fit absent gene

Question 13

What is CRISPR?

Answer 13

helps us understand genetics of diseases

Question 14

What are stem cells?

Answer 14

undifferentiated cells that can be anything

Question 15

What is selective breeding?

Answer 15

artificially breeding organisms with desired traits

Question 16

What is pharming?

Answer 16

produced in animals

Question 17

What is inbreeding?

Answer 17

crossing that is closely related

Question 18

What is hybridization?

Answer 18

type of breeding with unrelated organisms