Using Recombinant DNA Technology Flashcards
1
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What are transformed organisms
A
Organisms that have been genetically engineered
2
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What is gene therapy
A
It involves altering the defective genes (mutated alleles) inside cells to treat genetic disorders and cancer
3
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How would you cure a disorder that is caused by a mutated dominant allele
A
By silencing the dominant allele - adding some DNA in the middle of the allele to make the allele stop working
4
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How would you cure a disorder that is caused by 2 mutated recessive alleles
A
You can add a working dominant allele to make up for the recessive alleles - supplement the faulty genes
5
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What is somatic therapy
A
- altering the alleles in body cells, especially the cells that are most affected by the disorder
- does not affect the sex cells, so offspring can still inherit disease
6
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What is germ line therapy
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- affects the sex cells, which means all offspring will be affected by this gene therapy
