Genetics counseling can involve pedigree construction of family inheritance.
PCR is a process to amplify DNA.
One of the early gene therapy successes involved a genetic based condition called Lebercongenital amaurosis which causes blindness. Which of the following are true about this condition?
DNA analysis and genetics testing can be done after death.
Microarray’s are used by DNA sequencing companies like 23 and Me to provide the customer with information about a predetermined set of genes or DNA sequences which they may possess because they bind to corresponding genes on the microarray.
Olympic athletes are now tested for EPO in their urine but recombinant EPO and natural EPO cannot be distinguished by the test.
GMO salmon are salmon which have been genetically altered to grow faster and are grown in special aquatic enclosures to prevent them from getting in natural waterways. What are some problems which could arise from this technology?
Gene therapy is a technique which involves;
Which of the following living organisms have a GMO counterpart?
In 2013 what genetics testing company came under scrutiny for allegedly incorporating eugenic ideals by promoting the idea of prescreening their egg and sperm donor DNA for genetic defects so customers could avoid those samples?
Most gene therapy vectors under current use are disarmed viruses.
EPO is a hormone which naturally increases the number of red blood cells in the blood.
Some famous world cyclists who won the tour de France admitted using EPO illegally to boost performance.
Which of the following is true about EPO?
Gene silencing involves antisense molecules, ribozymes and RNA interference to block translation of mRNAs.
Which of the following is true regarding microarray structure, function and their use to relay genetic information.
Which of the following anatomical sites being tested or are targets for future gene therapies?
Many of the early set-backs and deaths in the use of gene therapy involved;
PCR involves a heat resistant DNA polymerase which copies DNA into many copies.
Liposomes can also be used as vectors for gene therapy. They are;
Pigs cannot extract phosphorus from cereal so phosphorus is put into their diets. However this leads to excess phosphorus in their manure. This is a problem because;
The end result of translation is an amino acid chain which folds into a protein.
Recombinant DNA;
Recombinant DNA technology has been used to make insulin. Insulin operates by;
To prepare genes which will be inserted into a patient for gene therapy which of the following steps must be done using current technology?
Set 2
cDNA is DNA which is complementary to the opposite strand of DNA from a double helix.
Liposomes can also be used as vectors for gene therapy. They are;
Which of the following is true about EPO?
Which of the following anatomical sites being tested or are targets for future gene therapies?
Which of the following living organisms have a GMO counterpart?
Microarray’s are used by DNA sequencing companies like 23 and Me to provide the customer with information about a predetermined set of genes or DNA sequences which they may possess because they bind to corresponding genes on the microarray.
DNA analysis and genetics testing can be done after death.
PCR is a process to amplify DNA.
Recombinant DNA technology has been used to make insulin. Insulin operates by;
Which of the following is an example of somatic gene therapy?
Which of the following is true regarding microarray structure, function and their use to relay genetic information.
PCR involves a heat resistant DNA polymerase which copies DNA into many copies.
Which of the following is true about restriction enzymes, molecular scissors which make gene therapy possible?
One of the early gene therapy successes involved a genetic based condition called Leber congenital amaurosis which causes blindness. Which of the following are true about this condition?
Genetics counseling can involve pedigree construction of family inheritance.
Many of the early set-backs and deaths in the use of gene therapy involved;
To prepare genes which will be inserted into a patient for gene therapy which of the following steps must be done using current technology?
Gene silencing involves antisense molecules, ribozymes and RNA interference to block translation of mRNAs.
EPO is a hormone which naturally increases the number of red blood cells in the blood.
Pigs cannot extract phosphorus from cereal so phosphorus is put into their diets. However this leads to excess phosphorus in their manure. This is a problem because;
GMO salmon are salmon which have been genetically altered to grow faster and are grown in special aquatic enclosures to prevent them from getting in natural waterways. What are some problems which could arise from this technology?
The end result of translation is an amino acid chain which folds into a protein.
In 2013 what genetics testing company came under scrutiny for allegedly incorporating eugenic ideals by promoting the idea of prescreening their egg and sperm donor DNA for genetic defects so customers could avoid those samples?
Most gene therapy vectors under current use are disarmed viruses.