Chapter 14 biotechnology (textbook)

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

This type of biotech technology produces many copies of specific DNA sequences

No because half of the child’s DNA comes from the father

Imagine a DNA profile showing the STR patterns of a mother and her child. Will all of the child’s DNA bands match the mothers

Resist herbicide and insect pests

The most widely planted transgenic crops have been genetically modified to

Restriction Enzyme

What type of enzyme cuts DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence?

DNA cloning

Making multiple copies of a piece of DNA is considered what

Genetically modified organisms

_______ Are organisms that contain DNA that has been modified (Usually through use of recombinant DNA technology) or derived from other species

Transformation

______ Is the process whereby bacteria acquire DNA from their environment

Plasmids

This DNA ( in bacteria) may be part of a chromosome, or it may be tiny circulars of DNA called

Short tandem repeats (STR), size

Matching DNA samples in forensics uses a specific set of small genes called ____. The alleles of these genes differ in _______ between non related people.

DNA profile

The pattern of these alleles that a person possesses is called his/her _______

Gel electrophoresis

Pieces of DNA can be separated according to size by a process known as _______

Base pairing

The identity of a specific sample of DNA is usually determined by binding a synthetic piece of DNA to the sample DNA by ______