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DNA tech bioethics
study stack for DNA technology and bioethics quiz
Question | Answer |
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DNA fingerprinting | used by forensic scientist to help identify criminals and victims of a crime scene |
nucleotides | subunits of DNA that store heredity information |
DNA | A pairs with T and G pairs with C |
Huntington's disease | Dominate trait disease does not appear until you are over 40 and there is no cure |
transgenic organims | contain DNA from 2 different species |
plasmid | circular DNA in a bacteria cell, used for genetic engineering |
differentiation | how a nerve cell and a muscle cell can both develop from the same fertilized egg |
Xrays | mutate DNA |
mitochondria | organelles in a cell that produce energy (ATP) |
insulin | made by inserting human DNA in a bacteria (transgenic organism) |
Gel electrophoresis | separates fragments of DNA |
restriction enzymes | cuts the DNA into fragments |
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | used to quickly make more DNA out of a small sample so the DNA can be analyzed. |
Sickle cell | a disease in which the red blood cells become sickle shaped and can no longer carry oxygen. A person Heterozygous for sickle cell trait may be protected against Malaria |
sticky ends | the ends of a strand of DNA that provide a site for complementary base pairing so that pieces of DNA can be linked together. |
SCIDS | Severe combined imunodepression syndrome. Recessive disorder in which the person has no immune system and must live separate from other people |
cystic fibrosis | a recessive disorder in which the lungs are filled with a thick mucus that eventually destroys them. |
red green colorblindness | sex linked trait carried on the X - Chromosome normally passed from mother to son |
Cloning | increases the frequency of a gene in a particular population |
gene therapy technology | development of a nasal spray that contains copies of the normal gene that is defective in persons with cystic fibrosis |
ribosomes | where translation takes place |
phenotype | physical appearance |
PKU | recessive disorder where a person needs to eat a diet low in phenylalanine, recessive trait |
Huntington's disease | a disorder in which the person gradually looses muscle and nerve control. Dominate and occurs after age 40 |