Q1. Define cloning.
Q2. Explain why human identical twins could be considered clones.
Q3. Define gene therapy.
Q4. What is a transgenic organism?
Q5. What are two procedures used to clone DNA?
Q6. Define recombinant DNA technology.
Q7. What are two key enzymes involved in recombinant DNA technology and what is their function?
Q8. What does a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) produce?
Q9. What are two uses for PCR?
Q10. What does gel electrophoresis produce that has beneficial in identifying a specific person?
Q11. Explain how STRs are used in the DNA fingerprinting process.
Q12. Define a genetically modified organism (GMO).
Q13. What is bioremediation and how is it beneficial to humans?
Q14. How are genetically modified plants produced?
Q15. What have been some benefits of GMO plants?
Q16. Define gene pharming.
Q17. Has cloning of animals been as successful as plant and bacteria cloning?
Q18. How do transgenic animals differ from cloned animals?
Q19. What is gene therapy?
Q20. What is the difference between in vivo and ex vivo gene therapy?
Q21. What is an example of an ex vivo gene therapy application?
Q22. Define genomics.
Q23. What was the major result of the Human Genome Project concerning understanding the human genome? (HGP)?
Q24. What is structural genomics?
Q25. Which type of cell type has more complex chromosomes?
Q26. Define transposons.
Q27. What percentage of the human genome is composed of genes?
Q28. What is functional genomics?
Q29. Define proteomics.
Q30. What is bioinformatics?