BIOL 133 Exam 4 (final) Questions With Correct
Answers
According |to |epigenetic |researchers, |do |young |twins |or |older |twins |show |greater |epigenetic |
similarities? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-younger |twins
According |to |epigenetic |researchers, |do |young |twins |or |older |twins |show |greater |epigenetic |
differences? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-older |twins
Germline |therapy |differs |from |somatic |gene |therapy |in |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-with |
germline |therapy |the |DNA |of |a |gamete |or |fertilized |ovum |is |altered |and |is |passed |to |future |
generations.
According |to |the |work |done |on |famines |in |Sweden, |what |is |the |sensitive |period |for |
transgenerational |epigenetic |changes |in |human |females? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-During |fetal |
development |when |she |is |starting |to |produce |eggs.
What |is |biomediation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |use |of |an |organism's |engineered |abilities |
to |remove |toxins |from |environment.
The |first |commercial |product |produced |using |recombinant |DNA |technology |was |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-human |insulin.
Mutations |that |enable |cancer |cells |to |grow |and |divide |faster |than |other |normal |cells |are |
known |as |_______________ |mutations. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-driver
What |are |characteristics |of |cancer |cells? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |lack |contact |inhibition, |
they |divide |faster |and |are |dedifferentiated
, Transgenic |organisms |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-organisms |with |a |genetic |change |in |each |
cell |(usually |a |gene |from |a |different |species).
Most |of |the |soybeans |produced |in |the |US |are |GMO. |True |or |false? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
true
What |are |legitimate |criticisms |of |gene |therapy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Some |gene |therapies
|are |an |attempt |to |"improve" |people |and |this |was |the |goal |of |the |eugenics |movement |and |
gene |therapy |trials |have |had |limited |success |and |have |sometimes |resulted |in |making |people |
sicker |or |resulting |in |their |death.
___________________ |recognize |specific |nucleotide |sequences |and |cut |DNA |at |those |
sequences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Restriction |enzymes
Angelman's |Syndrome |and |Prader-Willi |Syndrome |both |result |from |a |deletion |in |chromosome |
#15. |Angelman's |Syndrome |results |when |the |deletion |is |inherited |_____________________ |
while |Prader-Willi |Syndrome |results |when |the |mutation |is |inherited |_____________________.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-maternally |; |paternally
A |non-invasive |tumor |that |stays |in |one |place |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-benign
Genetic |technologies |are |possible |because |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |genetic |code |is |
universal.
Many |of |the |first |genetically |engineered |organisms |were |made |to |be |florescent |(for |example, |
tobacco |plants |and |fish). |The |value |of |creating |these |florescent |organisms |is |that |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |florescence |makes |it |obvious |if |the |gene |has |been |activated.
Answers
According |to |epigenetic |researchers, |do |young |twins |or |older |twins |show |greater |epigenetic |
similarities? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-younger |twins
According |to |epigenetic |researchers, |do |young |twins |or |older |twins |show |greater |epigenetic |
differences? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-older |twins
Germline |therapy |differs |from |somatic |gene |therapy |in |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-with |
germline |therapy |the |DNA |of |a |gamete |or |fertilized |ovum |is |altered |and |is |passed |to |future |
generations.
According |to |the |work |done |on |famines |in |Sweden, |what |is |the |sensitive |period |for |
transgenerational |epigenetic |changes |in |human |females? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-During |fetal |
development |when |she |is |starting |to |produce |eggs.
What |is |biomediation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |use |of |an |organism's |engineered |abilities |
to |remove |toxins |from |environment.
The |first |commercial |product |produced |using |recombinant |DNA |technology |was |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-human |insulin.
Mutations |that |enable |cancer |cells |to |grow |and |divide |faster |than |other |normal |cells |are |
known |as |_______________ |mutations. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-driver
What |are |characteristics |of |cancer |cells? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |lack |contact |inhibition, |
they |divide |faster |and |are |dedifferentiated
, Transgenic |organisms |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-organisms |with |a |genetic |change |in |each |
cell |(usually |a |gene |from |a |different |species).
Most |of |the |soybeans |produced |in |the |US |are |GMO. |True |or |false? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
true
What |are |legitimate |criticisms |of |gene |therapy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Some |gene |therapies
|are |an |attempt |to |"improve" |people |and |this |was |the |goal |of |the |eugenics |movement |and |
gene |therapy |trials |have |had |limited |success |and |have |sometimes |resulted |in |making |people |
sicker |or |resulting |in |their |death.
___________________ |recognize |specific |nucleotide |sequences |and |cut |DNA |at |those |
sequences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Restriction |enzymes
Angelman's |Syndrome |and |Prader-Willi |Syndrome |both |result |from |a |deletion |in |chromosome |
#15. |Angelman's |Syndrome |results |when |the |deletion |is |inherited |_____________________ |
while |Prader-Willi |Syndrome |results |when |the |mutation |is |inherited |_____________________.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-maternally |; |paternally
A |non-invasive |tumor |that |stays |in |one |place |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-benign
Genetic |technologies |are |possible |because |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |genetic |code |is |
universal.
Many |of |the |first |genetically |engineered |organisms |were |made |to |be |florescent |(for |example, |
tobacco |plants |and |fish). |The |value |of |creating |these |florescent |organisms |is |that |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |florescence |makes |it |obvious |if |the |gene |has |been |activated.
