How Can Comparative Genomics Assist In The Treatment Of Hiv

Question: Which organisms have been modified to produce insulin, blood clotting factor VII and human growth hormone?

Answer: Bacteria

Question: Organisms that have had foreign genes inserted into them are called transgenic organisms

Answer: True

Question: Bacteria plants and animals have all been used to create transgenic forms that are useful in

Answer: Generating pharmaceuticals

Question: Because of the area of study that it addresses, proteomics will play an important role in which of the following fields?

Answer: The development of new drugs for the treatment of disease.

Question: How can comparative genomics assist in the treatment of HIV?

Answer: Understanding the evolution of HIV in an individual will help scientists understand how the virus responds to different drug regimes and will lead to better treatments.

Question: The study of comparative genomics has given researchers the ability to look at multiple genomes from different species, which has lead to new ideas about the evolutionary history of organisms. The conclusion is that

Answer: Modern vertebrate species evolved from the same ancestors and a large portion of their genome is conserved

Question: During recombinant DNA technology which structure is used to cut the DNA at a specific site?

Answer: restriction enzymes

Question: Which of the following sequences of events in the production of recombinant DNA are in correct order

Answer: cut DNA with restriction enzymes, mix DNA with plasmid DNA, add DNA ligase

Question: Based on genomic studies, when did a change in gene sequences occur that lead to a change in the way that the brain processes speech?

Answer: between 1 and 6 million years ago

Question: During recombinant DNA technology what structure acts as a carrier for the foreign DNA?

Answer: Vector