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Genetic Engineering Biotechnology
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1. Enabling the large- scale production of life- saving or life- altering hormones and enzymes of human origin
requirements for a host to be a suitable vector for transfection
Cloning
The first gene therapy patient
Recombinant DNA technology has changed the outcomes of many diseases and conditions by...
2. Although the availability of HGH was limited at best - demand exceeding the opportunity of supply - the potential transmission of infectious agents such as the prion associated with Creutzfedt- Jacob disease was life threatening to the individual rec
causes the restriction fragments to move through the gel during the process of gel electrophoresis
advent of genetic engineering techniques has provided
lactic acid
the complication of most concern in treating Pituitary Dwarfism using human cadavers
3. Is a lab technique used to separate various sized restriction fragments
Endonuclease enzymes
Gel electrophoresis
Bourbon
Recombinant DNA technology has changed the outcomes of many diseases and conditions by...
4. Migration is due to attraction of opposite charges - smaller fragments move faster than larger ones - which allows the restriction fragments to be not just seperated but isolated and identified
insulin
causes the restriction fragments to move through the gel during the process of gel electrophoresis
Genetic Engineering
what endonuclease protects against In bacteria cells
5. Are observable variations in DNA which help establish a profile
causes the restriction fragments to move through the gel during the process of gel electrophoresis
Microbial Enzymes break down what?
Genetic Markers
In diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes - Dwarfism - and Hemophilia A
6. yeasts ferment carbs in fruits & grains anaerobically resulting in producing ethyl alcohol
yeast + sugar => ethanol + carbon dioxide =
most effective DNA vectors
ethyl alcohol
Hemophilia A
7. Actions of microbial enzymes that break down flour proteins ( gluten) and give dough its elasticity
Microbial Enzymes break down what?
used to replace missing or mutated genes to correct inherited defects
requirements for a host to be a suitable vector for transfection
Gene therapy works because...
8. Recombinant DNA may enable __________ to determine the likelihood of a praticular genetic disease long before the appearance of symptoms associated with the disease;early detection may allow intervention before the occurrence of irreversible damage.
most effective DNA vectors
Gene therapy
genetic probe testing
The degree of uniquesness in DNA of an individual is directly proportional to ___
9. Incorportates air into the dough
kneading dough
causes the restriction fragments to move through the gel during the process of gel electrophoresis
Genetic Markers
In diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes - Dwarfism - and Hemophilia A
10. Many individuals recieving treatment for their Hemophilia A through blood transfusions contracted the HIV virus - through the donated plasma
recombinant DNA techniques
a potential complication of Hemophilia A treatment involving periodic blood transfusions of the missing protein of Factor VIII derived from the plasma of human donors
lactic acid
Transfection of recombinant DNA
11. To detect presence of genes that increase risk of hereditary diseases and establish patterns of inheritance of the diseases; it can be used to establish paternity and maternity - genetic ancestry of domestic animals an genetic diversity of animals br
Gene therapy
plants or animals
Transfection of recombinant DNA
Genetic markers and unique DNA profiling can also be used by potential parents
12. Ethyl alcohol
yeast + sugar => ethanol + carbon dioxide =
advent of genetic engineering techniques has provided
Pharmacuetical companies
kneading dough
13. Are bacterial enzymes that recognize foreign DNA and are capable of breaking the bonds between adjacent nucleotides; each has a specific nucleotide sequence as its target
Endonuclease enzymes
Genetic markers and unique DNA profiling can also be used by potential parents
Gene therapy involves
a potential complication of Hemophilia A treatment involving periodic blood transfusions of the missing protein of Factor VIII derived from the plasma of human donors
14. Enzyme required for conversion of inactive protein plasminogen to its active form plasmin; is used to dissolve clots associated with myocardial and cerebral infarctions - availablity of tPA from human origin is limitied and not sufficient to meet the
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
Gene therapy works because...
The degree of uniquesness in DNA of an individual is directly proportional to ___
Gel electrophoresis
15. Insertion of particular recombinant DNA sequences that encode missing or dysfunctional proteins
the complication of most concern in treating Pituitary Dwarfism using human cadavers
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
Gene therapy
Genetic Markers
16. Corn mash whiskey - is clear after distillation - the aging process while in an oak barrel for years - is responsible for the golden color and distinct taste of bourbon (or Jack Daniels Tennessee whiskey)
moon shine
causes the restriction fragments to move through the gel during the process of gel electrophoresis
used to replace missing or mutated genes to correct inherited defects
requirements for a host to be a suitable vector for transfection
17. Involves manipulation of an organism's genome - Used in conjunction with biotechnology - which involves practical use of an organism's biochemical and metabolic pathways for the production of food products - chemicals - drugs andother products
what endonuclease protects against In bacteria cells
causes the restriction fragments to move through the gel during the process of gel electrophoresis
The degree of uniquesness in DNA of an individual is directly proportional to ___
Genetic Engineering
18. Lactobacillus Sanfrancisco
Microbial Enzymes break down what?
Transfection
Sour Dough
Inherent differences in what is used to identify humans - animals and microbes?
19. Incompatible DNA of bacteriophages and plasmids
Genetic Engineering
Gel electrophoresis
what endonuclease protects against In bacteria cells
recombinant DNA techniques
20. Profile established by analysis of multiple markers provides unique characteristic of individual whose DNA is presented;
Pharmacuetical companies
DNA profiles are established by...
Endonuclease enzymes
Microbial Enzymes break down what?
21. A good recombinant vector must be capable of carrying a significant fragment of DNA and readily accept it
Gene Therapy is the process in which
the primary intent of recombinant DNA technology
what endonuclease protects against In bacteria cells
requirements for a host to be a suitable vector for transfection
22. Genetic Engineering is based on the ability to manipulate DNA by using a variety of ___________;allow DNA to cut precisely determined points along each strand - to be separated according to size of fragments and to be sequenced to determine exact com
recombinant DNA techniques
Inherent differences in what is used to identify humans - animals and microbes?
Gel electrophoresis
benefit of restriction fragments being seperated through the process of gel electrophoresis
23. Saccharomyctes cervisiae
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24. Once the specific functional protein will be synthesized - the availbility of the protein will eliminate the disease condition
DNA profiles are established by...
Gene therapy works because...
causes uniqueness of DNA of an individual
Bourbon
25. Nucleotide sequences of DNA
Genetic Markers
Baker's Yeast
Gel electrophoresis
Inherent differences in what is used to identify humans - animals and microbes?
26. Use recombinant DNA technology to synthesize products that cannot be manufactured by other methods - or cannot be manufactured as efficiently or effectively by other methods
Gene therapy involves
Pharmacuetical companies
a potential complication of Hemophilia A treatment involving periodic blood transfusions of the missing protein of Factor VIII derived from the plasma of human donors
nucleotide sequences
27. Inherent differences in ________ of DNA are used to identify humans - animals - and microbes;DNA analysis has revolutionized fields such as epidemiology and criminalistics; DNA technology is now common - place in forensic investigations
nucleotide sequences
Genetic markers and unique DNA profiling can also be used by potential parents
transgenic or genetically - modified organisms
Endonuclease enzymes
28. Derived from sugar cane juice - is a primary alcoholic product of the caribbean islands - can be purchased in several different concentrations
Gene therapy works because...
requirements for a host to be a suitable vector for transfection
kneading dough
Rum
29. After the actual size of individual fragments are determined - the nucleotide sequence which has been isolated and identified - can be inserted into an acceptable cloning host through the process of transfection
benefit of restriction fragments being seperated through the process of gel electrophoresis
Modern applications of Biotechnology
Gene therapy works because...
advent of genetic engineering techniques has provided
30. Gene therapy
Microbial Enzymes break down what?
What can limit the treatment of diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes - Dwarfism and Hemophilia A?
used to replace missing or mutated genes to correct inherited defects
Endonuclease enzymes
31. Limited availablity of the essential - missing or deficient hormone - which can be aided by pharmaceutical companies use of recombinant DNA technology.
Baker's Yeast
What can limit the treatment of diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes - Dwarfism and Hemophilia A?
the primary intent of recombinant DNA technology
The degree of uniquesness in DNA of an individual is directly proportional to ___
32. The actual sequence of nucleotides that make up the DNA molecule; we have due to lab techniques in genetic engineering - the ability to creat a DNA fingerprint ( DNA type or DNA profile) that is unique identifying characteristic of an individual
Microbial Enzymes break down what?
Gene Therapy is the process in which
Recombinant DNA technology has changed the outcomes of many diseases and conditions by...
causes uniqueness of DNA of an individual
33. Final product of recombinant DNA may be production of a particular protein such as _______ - human growth factor and certain clotting factors; recombinant DNA is transferred into bacteria - which can utilize routine protein synthesis mechanisms to pr
Gene therapy works because...
Type 1 Diabetes
insulin
kneading dough
34. Was a 4 yr old girl - in 1990 suffering from severe immunodeficiency disease caused by lack of enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA). Researchers at the National Institutes of Health - transfused her own blood cells that had been engineered to contain the
most effective DNA vectors
The first gene therapy patient
ethyl alcohol
Baker's Yeast
35. Is essential in the process of clot dissolution associated with myocardial and cerebral infarctions
Plasmin
recombinant DNA techniques
Sour Dough
plants or animals
36. A lack of an essential hormone causes the disease and treatment involves replacing the missing hormone
Cloning
used to replace missing or mutated genes to correct inherited defects
In diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes - Dwarfism - and Hemophilia A
advent of genetic engineering techniques has provided
37. Anaerobic fermentation in skeletal muscles produces
moon shine
lactic acid
skeletal muscles
the first uses of DNA fingerprinting
38. Pieces of DNA produced by endonucleases - when in the laboratory - endonucleases are used to cleave DNA at desired sites - allowing them to be seperated by Gel Electrophoresis by size - then allowing the nucleotide sequences to be isolated and ident
Dwarfism
genetic probe testing
yeast + sugar => ethanol + carbon dioxide =
Restriction Fragments
39. Which encodes for a particular protein product into the genome of appropriate host organism transforms the host organism into a production plant for the protein that is the genetic expression of a particular sequence - then - by means of routine bioc
plants or animals
Transfection of recombinant DNA
what endonuclease protects against In bacteria cells
What DNA fingerprinting methods depend on?
40. Gene therapy involves insertion of particular recombinant DNA sequences that encode for ___________; used increasingly to replace missing or mutated genes to correct inherited defects
benefit of restriction fragments being seperated through the process of gel electrophoresis
nucleotide sequences
missing or dysfunctional proteins
Dwarfism
41. Fast growth rate - ability to be grown in large quantities using ordinary culture methods - Nonpathogenic -Genome that is well- delineated (mapped) - capable of accepting plasmids or bacteriophage vectors - maintains foreign genes through multiple ge
Bourbon
plants or animals
Biotechnology originated___
characteristics of a good cloning host
42. Can revert to anaerobic fermentation in the event they have exhausted their oxygen supply - creating lactic acid
Endonuclease enzymes
skeletal muscles
moon shine
Gel electrophoresis
43. Caused by a lack of adequate insulin production - once treated using insulin derived from animals
Type 1 Diabetes
Microbial Enzymes break down what?
Sour Dough
Transfection of recombinant DNA
44. Gel electrophoresis is a process based on migration of negatively charged DNA fragments through a gel - toward a positive electrode
the primary intent of recombinant DNA technology
Cloning
lab technique of Gel Electrophoresis
lactic acid
45. Can be inserted into plants or animals to produce organisms that are better adapted to their environments - has been shown to cause improvements in crops by improving things such as drought resistance and has conveyed immunity to those consuming them
yeast + sugar => ethanol + carbon dioxide =
recombinant DNA
Pharmacuetical companies
genetic probe testing
46. The ability to produce recombinant proteins in bacteria and yeasts reather than isolating protein from animals or humans
Gel electrophoresis
advent of genetic engineering techniques has provided
What DNA fingerprinting methods depend on?
ethyl alcohol
47. Plasmids and bacteriophages
the first uses of DNA fingerprinting
most effective DNA vectors
Hemophilia A
recombinant DNA
48. Fermented and distilled corn mash - the state of Kentucky holds the patent on the word bourbon in reference to corn mash whiskey. Jack Daniels - produced in Tennessee is bourbon but NOT CALLED bourbon due to this patent
lactic acid
Bourbon
used to replace missing or mutated genes to correct inherited defects
Type 1 Diabetes
49. Recombinant DNA may be inserted into ________ to produce organisms that are better adapted to their environments - may not be disease or drought tolerant - may provide more nutritional properties - may be easier to grow - or may even convey immunity
plants or animals
Gene therapy
What can limit the treatment of diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes - Dwarfism and Hemophilia A?
lab technique of Gel Electrophoresis
50. Identification of the gene responsible for the defective or absent protein - identification - isolation - cloning of the normal gene and transfection into the cells of the individual with the disease.
What can limit the treatment of diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes - Dwarfism and Hemophilia A?
Genetic Markers
Gene therapy involves
Inherent differences in what is used to identify humans - animals and microbes?