Bio Chapter 14 Questions Study Guide Graded A+

On the whole, how has biotechnology been used most successfully by humans? {Ans: It has been most successful at creating transgenic organisms to manufacture products for us.}What event is necessary for a virus to move genes from one organism to another? {Ans: The virus must insert its DNA into the genome of the host.}When is PCR particularly applicable? {Ans: When there are small quantities of DNA to analyze}The RP13 gene of chromosome 17 codes for a protein _____. {Ans: involved in eye development}How are genes inserted into plasmids? {Ans: The DNA gene and plasmid are cut with the same restriction enzyme, and DNA ligase bonds the gene into the plasmid.}In order to insert a human gene into a plasmid, both must _____. {Ans: be cut by the same restriction enzyme}