NASC 210 Exam 7

NASC 210 Exam 7 Liberty University

1. Some famous world cyclists who won the tour de France admitted using EPO illegally to boost performance.
2. GMO salmon are salmon which have been genetically altered to grow faster and are grown in special aquatic enclosures to prevent them from getting in natural waterways. What are some problems which could arise from this technology?
3. The end result of translation is an amino acid chain which folds into a protein.
4. Recombinant DNA;
5. Most gene therapy vectors under current use are disarmed viruses.
6. Which of the following is true about restriction enzymes, molecular scissors which make gene therapy possible?
7. Genetics counseling can involve pedigree construction of family inheritance.
8. A transgenic organism can be an organism which contains human genes to make human proteins which can be extracted for drug use for patients.
9. Liposomes can also be used as vectors for gene therapy. They are;
10. PCR involves a heat resistant DNA polymerase which copies DNA into many copies.
11. Which of the following living organisms have a GMO counterpart?
12. Many of the early set-backs and deaths in the use of gene therapy involved;
13. Pigs cannot extract phosphorus from cereal so phosphorus is put into their diets. However this leads to excess phosphorus in their manure. This is a problem because;
14. Which of the following is true regarding microarray structure, function and their use to relay genetic information.
15. Olympic athletes are now tested for EPO in their urine but recombinant EPO and natural EPO cannot be distinguished by the test.
16. PCR is a process to amplify DNA.
17. In 2013 what genetics testing company came under scrutiny for allegedly incorporating eugenic ideals by promoting the idea of prescreening their egg and sperm donor DNA for genetic defects so customers could avoid those samples?
18. DNA analysis and genetics testing can be done after death.
19. One of the early gene therapy successes involved a genetic based condition called Leber congenital amaurosis which causes blindness. Which of the following are true about this condition?
20. Gene silencing involves antisense molecules, ribozymes and RNA interference to block translation of mRNAs.
21. Which of the following is an example of somatic gene therapy?
22. cDNA is DNA which is complementary to the opposite strand of DNA from a double helix.
23. Which of the following anatomical sites being tested or are targets for future gene therapies?
24. To prepare genes which will be inserted into a patient for gene therapy which of the following
25. Recombinant DNA technology has been used to make insulin. Insulin operates by;