BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter 15: Advances in Molecular Genetics

Applications and Issues in Molecular Genetics

1.
Missense, nonsense, point, and frameshift are all types of what?
A)genes
B)nursery rhymes
C)genetic mutations
D)DNA synthesis techniques
2.
Attempts to enable cells in a diabetic person's body to regulate insulin production normally are one example of ____.
A)an application of gene therapy
B)the process of gene amplification
C)translocation.
D)an ethical issue
3.
The deletion, translocation, and inversion shown here are examples of what?
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A)types of cellular reproduction
B)gene amplification techniques
C)genetic mutations
D)gene therapy practices
4.
Which of the following is a controversial issue surrounding DNA sequencing?
A)identifying healthy people who may be predisposed to future illness
B)developing artificial insulin
C)making efforts to sequence DNA
D)determining the genetic sequence of the bacterium E. coli.
5.
What is gene amplification?
A)a way of "supersizing" DNA to allow for easier analysis
B)a laboratory technique that allows scientists to replicate DNA in large quantities for experiments
C)a scientific method of "listening" to genes to determine their characteristics
D)a naturally occurring mutation that creates extra copies of genes
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