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Scientists discovered that a specific fragment of the organisms’ DNA is responsible in coding for its specific trait such as hair/skin/fur color. What is this fragment called?
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
Chromosomes
RNA
Genes
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The second basic step to genetic engineering is:
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Target specific part of the DNA and cut it into three
Target the specific part of the DNA to be cut by a specialized enzyme
Target the special gene of interest and dissolve in saltwater
Target specific part of the DNA and let RNA translates it
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Scientists discovered that a specific fragment of the organisms’ DNA is responsible in coding for its specific trait such as hair/skin/fur color. What is this fragment called?
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The second basic step to genetic engineering is:
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The third basic step in genetic engineering is the process of combining fragments of DNA from different sources, this process may also be called:
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Once the new DNA, is formed, which is a combination of fragments of DNA from different sources, it is already termed as:
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Lastly, the new DNA produced through genetic engineering will be introduced to a host cell to see how it will code for a new protein. What concept in biology is highlighted in this step?
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Living cells follow a specific hierarchy of command in directing the traits of the individual. What will happen to the new individual cell as a new engineered DNA was introduced to it?
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What application of Recombinant DNA technology is used by farmers in order to produce a better yield in crops, a better quality of crops, and easier pest control?
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In the field of medical advancement, one of the earliest developments in the field recombinant DNA technology is the production of _________, which is mainly used in the treatment of diabetes.
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The name of the experiment which helped answer many questions about the origin of life on Earth:
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Which among the following is believed to be the predecessors of life because its existence is vital in the development of the first primitive cell?
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In geologic time scale, what is the longest subdivision, they are namely the Precambrian and the Paleozoic.
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Which among the following best explain recombination as a mechanism of evolution?
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How will you differentiate artificial selection from natural selection?
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What is the shortest subdivision in the geologic time scale and is marked by differences in life forms and can vary from continent to continent?
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Name the era, which is divided into three periods, and is considered as the age of reptiles.
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What book did Charles Darwin wrote and made him as the father of evolution?
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What Principle did Lamarck theorized to be the reason why giraffes developed longer necks?
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What group of species of birds did help Darwin to formulate his idea on how species originate?
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What is the name of the place where Darwin embarked to survey the coast of south America?
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Which among the following best describes Charles Darwin?
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How will you compare the journey of Darwin and Wallace in discovering how species originated and evolved?
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Explain how patterns of descent with modification from common ancestors produce the organismal diversity of the present.
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A cause of change in the gene frequency of some animals and crops because of humans’ selective breeding or cross-pollination activities on these said organisms:
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Which among the following best explain recombination as a mechanism of evolution?
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How will you differentiate artificial selection from natural selection?
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What type of mutation can cause evolution or change in the gene frequency of organisms from one generation to another?
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This effect happens after a genetic drift when a huge percentage of population or organisms are wiped off or were unable to reproduce because of catastrophic events, resulting in change to the gene frequency of the affected population:
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Among the mechanisms of evolution, which is caused by the deliberate action and activity of man?
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Nature “selects” which organisms will be successful.
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The following are the mechanisms of evolution that may be caused by an accident or unforeseen events EXCEPT:
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Exactly different organisms such fish and humans may have resemblances during the early stage of their development and will lose some key likenesses as they grow in later stage of development, which among the following is the line of evidence and field of study that underlie the said concept for evolution?
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Preserved bodies of cave dwelling man from cold and icy places suggested that humans look different in the past, what evidence of evolution is used?
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Identify what evidence of evolution is used: vertebrate animals such as humans, chickens and fish have gill slits and tails during their embryonic stage.
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Boa constrictors, a kind of snake has a remnant of what appears to be rudimentary hindlegs, what type of body structure are these?
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These body structures indicate that organisms descended from a close common ancestor.
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What subdivision of systematics employ techniques and methods to determine phylogeny?
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Systematics aim to put organisms into a classification that represent their evolutionary relationship, which method is preferred by systematists to represent the said classification?
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A rooted cladogram represents a common ancestor with all of its descendants, which of the following is needed to serve as a reference group to identify the common ancestor before branching for the set of organisms occur?
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Who is the father of Taxonomy?
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In taxonomy, there is a hierarchy of grouping organisms, which among the following is the greatest and most general classification of organisms?
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The process of altering the genes of living organisms to produce new traits that may have application in the field of agriculture, medicine, and the industry is called:
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Scientists discovered that a specific fragment of the organisms’ DNA is responsible encoding for its specific trait such as hair/skin/fur color. What is this fragment called?
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Through genetic engineering, scientists developed a new technology that combines two different fragments of DNA from two different organisms to create new targeted trait, what is this new technology?
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What is this enzyme which is vital in the process of genetic engineering because it splits or cuts the DNA to obtain the targeted gene?
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Name the enzyme which is used to combine or glue two different molecules of a fragment of the DNA.
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The process of changing or altering the genes may be summarized in four basic steps, which among the following steps come first?
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The second basic step to genetic engineering is:
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The third basic step in genetic engineering is the process of combining fragments of DNA from different sources, this process may also be called:
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What is the most used restriction enzymes cut pattern?
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if the sequence of the 5’-3’ strand is AATGCTAC, then the complimentary sequence has the following sequence: