Chapter 9

Question 1

Define Recombinant DNA

Answer 1

artificial manipulation recombine DNA from two different sources. (The firefly DNA can be put into plant or mice to make them glow)

Question 2

What is Genetic engineering?

Answer 2

artificial gene manipulation

Question 3

What is a vector?

Answer 3

a DNA carrier molecule in which foreign is inserted and carried.

Question 4

Name an important cloning vector

Answer 4

plasmids

Question 5

What are restriction enzymes?

Answer 5

a special class of DNA cutting enzymes that exist in many bacteria

Question 6

What do restriction enzymes do?**

Answer 6

cut DNA at a specific sequence

Question 7

What does DNA Ligase do?

Answer 7

splices or joins

Question 8

DNA fingerprinting can be used for?

Answer 8

forensic analysis, paternity, murders, etc.

Question 9

What is a polymerase chain reaction?**

Answer 9

a technique by which small samples of DNA can be quickly amplified (increased to quantities that are large enough for analysis); diagnostic use

Question 10

What are 3 products of genetic engineering?

Answer 10

Renin, cellulose, Hep B vaccine, Insulin