Quiz:What Do You Know About Genes And DNA?
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We clone human genes to
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Define inherited genetic mutations
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Isolate functional genes
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Isolate genes with somatic mutations
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Define and understand cellular pathways and circuits
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All of the above
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What do you know about Genes and DNA? In the quiz below you will be expected to answer the questions as best as you can be based on all that you have learned about Genes and DNA, the different types they exist in and their function in the human body. Do give it a try and take as much time as you need before you choose your answer.
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G-CSF is produced using a _______________ expression system
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Genes are
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Spread equally throughout the genome
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Concentrated in random areas in the genome
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Equally distributed on all chromosomes
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All about the same size
Correct Answer
A. Concentrated in random areas in the genome -
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____________ is used to clone cDNA and assess level of gene expression.
Correct Answer
RT-PCR
rt PCR
rt-pcr - 5.
Bacterial expression systems:
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Are smelly and expensive
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Lack enzymes to catalyze post-translational modifications
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Provide the only way to produce an active drug
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Are easy to screen by high throughput techniques
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Are used to develop vaccines
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A. Lack enzymes to catalyze post-translational modifications -
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You can detect a single molecule of DNA using
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Northern blot
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Microarray
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FISH
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Southern blot
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PCR
Correct Answer
A. PCR -
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Less than _______ of the human genome encodes proteins
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50%
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25%
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80%
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5%
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2%
Correct Answer
A. 2% -
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An __________________ is a modified plasmid or virus carrying a gene or cDNA into a suitable host cell where it directs expression of the encoded protein
Correct Answer
expression vector - 9.
Southern blots can detect
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Differences in mRNA
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All point mutations
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Only point mutations that alter restriction enzyme recognition sites
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Small deletions
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Expression of a gene in specific tissues or cells
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A. Only point mutations that alter restriction enzyme recognition sites -
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Factor VIII for hemophiliacs was produced using
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Bacteria
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Viruses
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Yeast
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Mammalian cells
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New biochemical techniques for synthesis of natural products
Correct Answer
A. Mammalian cells -
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