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40. Which type of disease is LEAST likely to be able to be treated using genome editing with
TALEN or CRISPR?
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likely to produce the correct answer?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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41. In some ciliate protozoa, the codons UAA and UAG encode glutamate, rather than acting
as STOP codons. How does this compare to other species?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
42. A researcher wants to create a mouse model for a disease, to allow her team to study
possible therapies. The disease is known to be caused by a small deletion that removes a
certain gene. Which type of mouse would be the best choice for this purpose?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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Check All That Apply Questions
43. Your city is considering a proposal to build a new algae-based biofuel plant. What
benefits would this have over traditional fossil fuels? (Check all that apply.)
Multiple Choice Questions
44. After an oil spill, bacteria that can metabolize hydrocarbons are released for
bioremediation. After a month, two areas affected by the spill show different levels of
improvement. What factor should be measured to determine the difference in effectiveness
between the two sites?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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45. A certain wastewater treatment plant uses aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, and
archaebacteria during secondary treatment of sewage. Unfortunately, during a bad blizzard the
aerated tanks froze, killing the microbes inside. What is likely to result?
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o If the aerated tank loses its microbes, the production of floc will diminish.
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
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46. A rare disease is now understood to be caused by a single mutant gene. When the
researcher learns that the gene encodes a ______, he says “Oh good! We may be able to treat
the disease with recombinant protein produced in E. coli and delivered by injection.”
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
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47. A medical researcher is trying to develop a diagnostic technique for a disease which is
characterized by replication of a particular chromosomal region. What would be the most
appropriate technique?
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What do you already know about FISH and gene chip diagnostics?
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likely to produce the correct answer?
FISH is more practical.
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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48. An immunoassay was developed to rapidly diagnose patients infected with an emerging
virus. However, the researchers discovered that some individuals were producing false
negatives when tested, despite being infected with the virus. What might explain this?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
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49. A farmer is growing glyphosate-resistant transgenic soybeans. What are you unlikely to
see in those fields during the growing season?
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50. A friend makes the argument that transgenic crops have only been used to enrich large
corporations, not to improve people’s health. What is the best counterexample?
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process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?