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BIO403 Final Exam (Biotechnology)
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MCQs on the use of numerous methods and biological techniques such as FISH, RNAi, PCR, Western blotting, microarrays, and others to enhance scientific research, medicine, and engineering. Also covers how biotechnology and its techniques can be used in plant and animal engineering, gene therapy, forensic science, environmental studies, and renewable energy.
 

BIO403 Final Exam (Biotechnology)
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1. Transgenic mosquitoes expressing an antigen in their saliva _________ Leishmania infection in a murine model.
2. A genomic DNA sequence that is similar to a functional gene sequence but appears to be non-functional is called ______.
3. _____ of microbes can be harnessed for hydrogen gas production.
4. Human lactoferrin has been introduced into rice to make it able to bind the trace element _____.
5. The precise order and spacing of the genes on a chromosome is provided by a(n) ______.
6. The 13 STR allelesmethod used by forensics is the most highly regarded method in the crime lab due to the ______ the analysis.
7. GloFish is transgenic zebra fish expressing genetic variants of the jellyfish _____.
8. The frequency of the crossing over between genes on a chromosome is linked to their distance from each other. Consider A, B, and C genes that are on the same chromosome. The recombination frequency between A and B is 10%, it is 30% between B and C, and it is 20% between A and C. What is the order of A, B, and C genes on the chromosome?
9. Cre-lox technology is used to generate _________ transgenic organisms.
10. Controlled ______ utilizing bioconstructs are producing biogas from liquid silage.
11. In a paternity case, the husband claims that based on his blood type, he cannot possibly be the father of his wife's child. The husband's blood type is A, the wife's blood type is AB, and the child has B blood type.
12. Edible vaccine is ______.
13. Immunological techniques are utilizing specific antigen–antibody interactions to extract either the antibody or the antigen from a mixture. Examples are _________.
14. Hydrocarbons can be degraded by _____.
15. Shotgun sequencing is the most efficient genome sequencing protocol used today. How does this protocol work?
16. Microarray technology employs high throughput protocols for the analysis of complex nucleic acid samples. Which of the following is very unlikely in a DNA microarray protocol?
17. Culturing cells in vitro requires _________ the isolated cells.
18. Therapeutic cloning is progressing toward producing differentiated cells originated from patients. The primary aim is to use these 'self' cells _______.
19. Exon shuffling between genes can be mediated by ________.
20. Differentially expressed transcripts in tissues, cells, and organisms can be identified with the following method.
21. Selective breeding has been historically used to produce offspring with desirable traits. This technique requires careful selection of the parents with ______________.
22. HIV gene therapy, which is currently in clinical trial phase, is disrupting the HIV binding receptors on T cell using a specific _______.
23. Pollutants that cause biomagnification problems are not
24. Metabolite-sensing can be achieved not only with proteins, but with RNA as well. RNA molecules that can modify metabolism in the cell upon binding a metabolite are called ________.
25. Gene therapy protocols are already in use to introduce functional genes into the patient's own ______ and return the _______ into the patient.