Crossword

Question 1

The use of genetic engineering to find solutions to problems

Answer 1

Biotechnology

Question 2

Areas in the base sequence that is read the same forward and backward

Answer 2

Palindromes

Question 3

Hybrid organisms can be bred to be more disease resistant, to produce more offspring, or to grow faster

Answer 3

Hybridization

Question 4

An electric current is used to separate DNA fragments according to the size of the fragments in a process

Answer 4

Gel electrophoresis

Question 5

The process in which two closely related organisms are bred to have the desired traits to eliminate the undesired ones in future generations

Answer 5

Inbreeding

Question 6

The total DNA in the nucleus of each cell

Answer 6

Genome (all the DNA info together)

Question 7

Technology that involves manipulating the DNA of one organism to insert the DNA of another organism

Answer 7

Exogenous DNA

Question 8

Plants have been genetically engineered to be more resistant to insect or viral pests, such as herbicide

Answer 8

Transgenic plants

Question 9

The process by which desired traits of certain plants and animals are selected and passed on to their future generations

Answer 9

Selective breeding

Question 10

A technique aimed at correcting mutated genes that cause human diseases

Answer 10

Gene therapy

Question 11

Involves breeding an organism that has the unknown genotype with one that is homozygous recessive for the desired trait

Answer 11

Test cross