Sem 1 Biotech kelly final

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Flammable

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Autoclave

An ____ is a device that uses superheated steam to sterilize equipment used in the lab

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FDA

The biopharma pipeline is regulated from discovery to approval by this organization

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transfer

A _____ pipette does not have any graduations and is primarily used to transfer bulk solutions

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USDA

The affect on agriculture of GMO crops is monitored by the ____

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SOP

A structured document listing the equipment, personal responsibilities, procedures, and reporting of outcomes associated with lab procedures is called the ____ document

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Buffer

A substance that keeps the PH of a solution relatively constant is a _____

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to prevent denaturation

Why is it important to normalize PH in the practice of Biotech?

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a base

What can be used to neutralize an acidic solution?

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Biotechnology

____ is any technical application that uses biological systems to modify and produce useful products

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Phase-3

_____ __ is the step in drug development that uses a very large group (1000-3000) of healthy individuals to determine efficiency and side effects

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Healthcare

_____ is the largest sector of the biotech industry and includes the development of biosimilars, pharmacogenomics, and drug development.

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SOP

A ____ is a standardized list of procedures and responsibilities used in manufacturing

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USDA

The ___ is the agency that oversees animal and plant health as biotechnology improves new crop variables

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Pre-clinical

___-______ is the second step in drug development which includes using animal models

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Genomics

____ is the study of the full complement of an organsim's DNA

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Bioinformatics

____ is the study, storage, analysis, and use of large sums of data that is generated in biotechnology.

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Phase-2

____-______ is the step in drug development that uses a moderately large group (100-300) of sick individuals to determine if the drug actually treats the affliction.

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Agriculture

____ is a sector of the biotechnology industry that includes the development of GMO crops and the practice of pharming

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Transcriptomics

The study of mRNA generated by an organism would fall under the study of ____

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Health Hazard

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EPA

The effects on the environment that biopharma agencies exert both from fractory and crop management are monitored by this agency

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MSDS

The____ is a document listing all of the potential hazards with chemicals used in the lab.

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Toxic

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BSL-1

HB101-K12 is a strain of E. coli used in our labs. It is classified as this safety level

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1/2, lethal dose

The LD50 is included in the application to transition from pre clinical to clinical trials. LD50 is classified as ____ of the ____ ____

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TAE

Name a buffer we have used this year

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GLP

A _____ is a set of internationally recognized set of laboratory guidelines that are used in generating new products

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control

A set of experimental conditions that is unchanged describes a ____ variable

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In-vivo

When experiments and procedures are performed within a living organism they are considered _____

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manipulated

A single condition that is changed in an experiment describes the ____ variable

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GMP

___ are similar to GLPs but focused on the production side of biotechnology and are enacted once the research has been completed

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serological

A _____ pipette has graduations all the way to the tip of the pipette

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OSHA

Workplace safety is overseen by this agency

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Caution

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special

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Health

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flammable

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Reactivity

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PPE

Gloves, goggles, and gowns are all examples of what?

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responding

The measurement of the manipulated variable describes the _____ variable

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nanobiotechnology

The use of very small molecules and viral vectors greatly improved by biotechnology. This created a field called _____

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EPA

The ____ is the agency that oversees hopw biotechnology affects the environment.

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FDA

The ___ is the agency that oversees all new medical, agriculture and food biotechnology.

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Pharming

____ is the practice of using crops or livestock to produce theraputics

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negative

A set of conditions in an experiment designed to not produce a change is referred to as a ____ control variable.

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Phase-one

____-_____ is the step in drug development that uses a small group (<100) of healthy individuals to determine dosage and safety levels

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High-throughput

_______-______ type of technology used in drug discovery that allows the researcher to screen thousands of molecules in a short period of time

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Discovery

____ is the first step in drug development

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GMO

A crop that has had its genome modified to resist pests or herbicides is considered a _____ crop.

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Bioremediation

The process of using genetically modified bacteria to clean up pollution is called the practice of ______

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positive

A set of conditions in an experiment designed to produce an expected change is referred to as a _____ control variable

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forensics

The _____ industry uses biotechnology to identify people through processes such as DNA fingerprinting

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OSHA

____ is the agency that oversees workplace safety in the biotech lab

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Plasmid

______ DNA is the ideal vector for insertion of recombinant DNA into bacteria

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positive

A stain that sticks to DNA by charge is called a _____ stain

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DNA fingerprinting

The process of ____ _______ uses RFLPs and STRs to identify people based on differences in their DNA

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Gel electrophoresis

_____ _____ is a process used in separating DNA fragments by size using a molecular sieve and electricity.

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sticky

If the restriction enzyme cuts DNA leaving uneven ends, the ends are classified as ____

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STRs

DNA fingerprinting originally took advantage of _____ regions of DNA that were genetically different repeating regions of DNA in individuals.

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palindromes

Restriction enzymes look through DNA for repeating sections of nucleotides called ____

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negative

The overall charge of DNA is ______

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thymine

The nucleotide ____ is found in DNA but not in RNA

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Ligase

____ is the enzyme that ties the sticky ends of DNA together

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TAE

_____ is a common buffer used in gel electrophoresis

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electrolyte

A solution that is capable of transmitting charge is called an _____

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purines

A & G have two rings and are classified as _____

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Pyrimidines

C & T have one ring and are classified as _____

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southern blotting

The original process of using RFLPs in DNA fingerprinting is called _____ ______

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fluorescent

A ______ dye makes DNA run on a gel easy to read by reacting with ultraviolet light

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RNA polymerase

____ ______ is the enzyme that makes RNA from DNA in the transcription process

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3'-5', 5'-3'

DNA is read in the __-__ direction and copied in the __-__ direction

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Restriction enzymes

____ _____ read DNA and cut it at specific regions

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promoter

DNA is inserted, at the MCS, upstream of a ____ region to ensure expression

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C to G, A to T

According to Chargaff's rule, __ is bound to __ (with a triple bond) and __ is bound to __ (with a double bond)

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recombinant

DNA that has been altered through the insertion of foreign DNA is now classified as ____ DNA

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virus

A ____ is another name for a bacteriophage

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EDTA

____ is a chelating agent used to stabilize DNA that is to be studied using gel electrophoresis

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DNA Polymerase

___ ______ is the enzyme that replicates DNA

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RNA

____ is made by RNA polymerase as genes are copied in the process of transcription

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anti-parallel

The strands of DNA are said to be ____ as they are identical running in the opposite direction

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uracil

The nucleotide ____ is found in RNA but not in DNA

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genome

All genetic information of an individual is contained in a person's _____

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Plasmid

Ideal prokaryotic vector is a _____

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cloning

If DNA is stored or replicated, it is called a _______ vector

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expression

If DNA is used to produce a product, it is called an ______ vector

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transformation

Process in which bacteria pick up plasmids (from the environment) is called ______

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log

Bacteria in the ___ phase are most capable to pick up plasmids

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CaCl2

Exposing the cell membrane to the chemical _____ makes it more competent

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heat

The process of ____ shock opens up the pores to increase efficiency

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ice

Placing bacteria on ____ closes the pores, trapping in the plasmids

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electroporation

Eukaryotic cells are transformed/tranfected by using an electrical current through the process of ____

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shuttle

Makes use of the viral vector known as a ____ plasmid

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restriction, MCS

Plasmids are opened with the ____ enzyme at the _____ site

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sticky

The gene of interest and plasmid are cut with the same enzyme so it can be inserted into a plasmid because it has the same ____ ends

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DNA ligase

Insertion is made permanent with the enzyme ___ _____ which joins the ends together

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miniprep

Purification of plasmids from a digested bacterium is known as _____

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ORI

Sit that signifies the beginning of replication ____

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mcs

A _____ site where the gene of interest is inserted

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antibiotic resistance

An ____ ____ gene is inserted soi that the bacteria can be grown on differential media