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1 | | Why is the term 'directly' so important to the understanding of the definition of biotechnology? |
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2 | | Why can DNA in one organism be used to make the same protein in another organism? |
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3 | | What types of questions can be answered by comparing the DNA of two different organisms? |
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4 | | What techniques do scientists use to compare DNA? |
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5 | | What benefits does the Human Genome Project offer? |
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6 | | What is the purpose of the PCR? |
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7 | | What role does electrophoresis play in DNA comparisons? |
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8 | | What are tandem clusters, segmental duplications, and multigene families? |
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9 | | A scientist can clone a gene. An organism can be a clone. How is the use of the word clone different in each of these instances? How is the use of the word clone the same in both uses? |
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10 | | What are some of the advantages of creating genetically modified (GM) foods? What are some of the concerns? |
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11 | | Describe how viruses are used in gene therapy. |
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12 | | Embryonic stem cells are found in embryos, and adult stem cells are found in adults. In what other ways are they different? |
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13 | | What benefits does stem cell research offer? |
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14 | | What are some of the concerns with research on stem cells? |
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15 | | Match each of the following questions to the appropriate statement.
Ethical Principle | Statements
| "What are the consequences? | The benefits of biotechnology more than compensate for its problems. | "Is biotechnology inherently wrong?' | Regardless of the benefits of biotechnology, we should not tamper with organisms in this way. | "Is the manipulation of an organisms genes playing God?' | Religion and science do not conflict with one another |
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16 | | List three of the benefits of biotechnology in your life today. |
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