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Genetic Engineering And Virus

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 49 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Normal body protein that has changed its 3d shape only - it has no DNA and can cause disease






2. Are viruses living?






3. Virus that infects its host and stars reproducing right away making the host sick quickly






4. A type of disease caused a problem with someone's DNA that leads to a miss a malfunctioning protein






5. A living organism like an animal or insect that carries a pathogen from host to host






6. How do viruses cause disease?






7. A non - living pathogen made of nucleic acid and protein






8. Different shapes of a virus






9. Layer of protein surrounding the nucleic acid in a virus






10. A worldwide outbreak of a disease






11. Things that can cause disease






12. A world wide break out of a disease






13. What is a DNA fingerprint?






14. What is the virus structure?






15. Outside protien coat of a virus






16. How can a communicable disease be passed?






17. An organism in which the pathogen lives and causes disease






18. How a pathogen gets from host to host






19. He original host; where the virus lives until it moves to humans; usually only has mild symptoms






20. Why is bacteria used to clone genes?






21. What are the characteristics of living things?






22. Rejoining of DNA






23. DNA that is made from pieces of DNA from 2 different organisms






24. A non living pathogen made of only protien






25. Virus that pauses one it gets inside the cell and can lay dormant for days or years






26. Type of disease caused by a pathogen (virus - bacteria - etc.) damaging cells in the body






27. Anything that causes disease






28. Creating DNA from RNA






29. Genetically identical copy






30. How a pathogen gets from its reservoir to its host






31. Something that carries a piece of DNA or pathogen but is not affected by them






32. What is the use of a host for a virus?






33. What is the procedure for taking a piece of DNA form one organism and putting it into another?






34. Explain the application of application of genetic engineering






35. Figuring out the order of the letters in a strand of DNA






36. Rod and sphere refers to the different ______ a virus can be...






37. Possible extra outside coat on a virus






38. How can a genetic disease be passed...






39. An organism that has recombinant DNA that functions






40. A local outbreak of disease






41. A non living pathogen made only of DNA






42. Why is it harder to genetically engineer a plant?






43. How are viruses classified?






44. Another word for lysogenic






45. What is recombinant DNA?






46. A circular piece of single stranded RNA that can cause disease found in plants






47. What is another name for genetic engineering?






48. Another word for lytic






49. Different types of nucleic acid