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A) a vector B) an antibody C) a virus D) a probe 2
A) denaturation B) primer extension C) annealing D) cooling 3
A) 45 B) 72 C) 98 D) 83 4
A) nucleonics B) proteomics C) cytomics D) agrinomics 5
A) NPs B) PSNs C) SNPs D) "snaps" 6
A) mDNA B) rDNA C) sDNA D) gDNA E) cDNA 7
A) riboviruses B) immunoviruses C) bacteriophages D) rotaviruses E) retroviruses 8
A) denaturing B) heating C) priming D) copying E) all of the above 9
A) ligases B) endonucleases C) methylases D) vectors E) probes 10
A) restriction enzymes B) dyes C) antibiotics D) radiation E) milipore filters 11
A) primers B) DNA fingerprints C) probes D) nucleosomes E) transgenic fragments 12
A) complementary double-stranded ends B) supplementary single-stranded ends C) double-stranded "sticky" ends D) complementary single-stranded ends E) double-stranded supplementary ends 13
A) bacteria B) yeast C) viruses D) mice E) rabbits 14
A) screening B) production of recombinant DNA C) cleavage of DNA D) cloning E) testing 15
A) restriction enzymes B) pSC101 C) methylase D) X-gal E) DNA ligase 16
A) TMV plasmid B) HLF virus C) vaccinia virus D) Ti plasmid E) retrovirus 17
A) while it is toxic to plants it is a normal metabolite of humans B) humans do not produce aromatic amino acids C) it is used only on those crops that convert it to a harmless substance D) humans lack the enzymes to interact with it E) humans have EPSP synthetase 18
A) yellow B) orange C) red D) blue E) colorless 19
A) RFLP's B) X-gal reaction C) PCR's D) EcoRI's E) BST's 20
A) corn B) rice C) wheat D) soy beans E) barley 21
A) restriction endonucleases B) virus C) plasmids D) recombinant DNA E) DNA ligase 22
A) thin layer chromatography B) the Eastern blot C) the Western blot D) magnetic resonance imaging E) the Southern blot 23
A) the introduction of the viral gene triggered an immune response in the plant's own immune system B) the gene causes the cell walls to become impermeable to the virus C) TMV does not infect cells already infected with TMV D) in plants, the gene encodes an antiviral substance E) none of the above 24
A) nucleotides B) peptides C) methyl groups D) glyphosphate E) somototropin 25
A) cleave DNA B) produce recombinant DNA C) copy gene sequences D) clone cells E) screen clones 26
A) methylene B) propylene C) butylene D) acetylene E) ethylene 27
A) it is destroyed in the stomach B) it cannot be digested and will pass through as waste C) they do not have the hormones to utilize it D) it is destroyed in the pasteurization process E) the FDA has ruled that such milk cannot be sold 28
A) bacteria B) plants C) animals D) all of the above E) none of the above 29
A) ATP B) gel electrophoresis C) restriction endonucleases D) plasmids E) a probe 30
A) a probe B) a sealing enzyme C) a restriction enzyme D) a mutagen E) none of the above 31
A) isolate sections of cloned bacterial plasmids B) isolate sections of toad DNA C) cleave bacterial plasmids D) Both a and b are correct. E) Both b and c are correct. 32
A) cleaving DNA B) recombining DNA C) cloning D) screening E) both a and b 33
A) amplify a small amount of DNA B) cleave bacterial plasmids C) seal "sticky ends" D) identify target plasmids E) none of the above 34
A) mature mRNA directs the formation of the DNA. B) mature mRNA does not contain introns. C) DNA taken from the nucleus is used to produce the cDNA. D) Both a and b are true. E) none of the above are true. 35
A) make plants more resistant to frost B) make plants more resistant to disease C) make plants more resistant to herbicides D) improve the nutritional balance of plants E) all of the above are correct. 36
A) glyphosate promotes frost damage B) glyphosate encourages the production of fruit that is lower in protein C) glyphosate is the active ingredient in herbicide D) glyphosate prevents the transfer of genes into the plants E) none of the above 37
A) has raised controversy with groups opposed to genetic engineering B) increased milk production in cows C) is being tested on increasing the weight gain of cows D) is being tested as a treatment for dwarfism in humans E) all of the above 38
i plasmid provides a means to transfer genes into cereal plants, such as corn and rice.A) True B) False 39
A) True B) False 40
A) True B) False 41
A) True B) False 42
A) True B) False 43
A) populations B) varieties C) sibling species D) ecotypes E) clones
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