BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 15: Advances in Molecular Genetics

Studying Genomes

1.
The goal of the ____ is to sequence the approximately 3 billion base pairs of DNA that make up the human chromosomes.
A)Chromosome Sequencing Project (CSP)
B)Base Pair Project (BPP)
C)Human Genome Project (HGP)
D)Dynamic Numerology Association (DNA)
2.
The first multicellular organism whose entire DNA was sequenced was a____.
A)snail
B)worm
C)yeast
D)bacteria
3.
Why do scientists often examine the expression of thousands of genes at once, using microarrays?
A)The technology does not yet exist to look at individual genes.
B)Examining thousands of genes is faster than looking at individual genes.
C)Genes disappear when they are looked at individually.
D)Genes often interact in conjunction with many other genes.
4.
What is the name of the technique commonly used to produce many copies of a tiny sample of DNA, which then can be used for laboratory analysis?
A)microarray analysis
B)genetic engineering
C)polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
D)RFLP analysis
5.
What is the commonly used name for the process shown here, whereby individual genes are isolated, altered, and then returned to the original organism or to another organism?
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A)forensic testing
B)enzyme restriction
C)microarray analysis
D)genetic engineering
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