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Often only small amounts of DNA are found at a crime scene. Which technique uses an enzyme to replicate DNA regions from a small sample of DNA for use in DNA fingerprinting?

A
VNTRs (variable tandem repeats)
B
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) analysis
C
STRs (short tandem repeats)
D
mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) analysis
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A patient is found to be suffering from a bacterial infection. Which genetically engineered medicine is most likely to be used to help this patient?

A
insulin
B
flu shot
C
penicillin
D
human growth hormone
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Which career combines DNA technology and medicine?

A
pharmaceuticals
B
paternity testing
C
environmental studies
D
biopesticide development
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While investigating a break-in, the police discover that the intruder was cut on the broken window that he or she used to enter the house and left a sample of blood behind. Soon after the crime, the police apprehend a suspect and obtain a DNA sample. Which process is most likely to be used to determine whether the blood on the glass belongs to the suspect?

A
PCR analysis
B
STR analysis
C
mtDNA analysis
D
Y-chromosome analysis
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Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra were the Romanov rulers of Russia when the Bolshevik revolution took place in 1917. During this revolution, Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown, and the majority of his family members were killed. The remains of two of the Tsar and Tsarina’s children, Alexei and Anastasia, were never found. Suppose two people came forward who claim to be the missing Romanovs. Which technology could only be used to identify Alexei?

A
DNA technology
B
STR analysis
C
mtDNA analysis
D
Y-chromosome analysis
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The apples at the local supermarket have been genetically engineered to resist warmer temperatures than they did before. What do these apples contain?

A
transgenic DNA
B
transgenic organisms
C
recombinant DNA
D
recombinant organisms
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Which career combines DNA technology and forensics?

A
pharmaceuticals
B
paternity testing
C
environmental studies
D
genetics
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All of the following are ways in which DNA technology plays a role in medicine except

A
identifying mutations.
B
producing insulin and growth hormone.
C
tracking how a condition is passed between generations.
D
examining paternity.
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Which genetically engineered hormone is used to control glucose levels in humans?

A
insulin
B
flu shot
C
penicillin
D
human growth hormone
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Which process could a forensic scientist use to analyze a DNA sample from a crime scene to identify a criminal?

A
Y-chromosome analysis
B
recombinant DNA technology
C
DNA fingerprinting
D
paternity testing

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