Quiz 3.13 Science
Jennifer Marohn Quiz 3.13 Science
Question 1 6 pts
Huntington Disease is an example of a(n) ______________.
Group of answer choices
insertion mutation
deletion mutation
substitution mutation
insertion mutation
deletion mutation
substitution mutation
The use and application of living organisms for biological processes is ___________.
Group of answer choices
biotechnology
selective breeding
genetic engineering
artificial selection
biotechnology
selective breeding
genetic engineering
artificial selection
A repeated trinucleotide in DNA that causes movement, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders is _______________.
Group of answer choices
Sickle Cell Anemia
Huntington disease
22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Sickle Cell Anemia
Huntington disease
22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
A type of artificial selection that is breeds for certain traits is called _____________.
Group of answer choices
selective breeding
genetic engineering
cloning
trait breeding
selective breeding
genetic engineering
cloning
trait breeding
Sickle Cell Anemia is an example of a(n) __________.
Group of answer choices
deletion mutation
substitution mutation
insertion mutation
deletion mutation
substitution mutation
insertion mutation
A result of an error or errors during DNA replication is called ___________.
Group of answer choices
mutation
genetic mistake
mutant change
DNA mistake
mutation
genetic mistake
mutant change
DNA mistake
What type of mutation does not affect a protein?
Group of answer choices
silent
non-factoring
insertion
uncoding mutation
Scientists __________. (Choose all that apply.)
Group of answer choices
can cure all diseases by changing DNA
can prevent all diseases through biotechnology
create humans
can change DNA
can take DNA from one organism and transfer it to another species
In 1996, scientists cloned the DNA from what mammal to create an identical offspring?
Group of answer choices
dog
goat
sheep
cow
Mutations occur during _________.
Match the mutation type with the definition:
a base has been left out of the DNA
subsitution
a base is added
insertion
an incorrect base replaces a correct base
deletion
The symptoms of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome are _________. (Choose all that apply.)
Group of answer choices
heart defects
autoimmune disorders
kidney failure
cleft palate
shortness of breath
Match the term with the definition:
does not change DNA; causes more desirable traits to become more common in a population
cloning
a process in which a piece of DNA is modified for use in research, medicine, agriculture, or industry
genetic engineering
creation of an organism with genetic material that is genetically identical from where it came
artifical selection
Answer all that apply about mutations:
Group of answer choices
a change in DNA
are always harmful
change in sequence of the bases of DNA
occur only in gametes
may or may not produce observable characteristics
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