People call CRISPR/Cas9 an amazing technology.
CORRECT!
CRISPR/Cas9 is a technology that allow us to make specific changes to DNA.
INCORRECT CRISPR/Cas9 is a technology that ALLOWS us to make specific changes to DNA.
Short sections of DNA that code for a protein are called genes.
CORRECT (adjective: short)
Dolly, a sheep born in 1996, was genetic modified or cloned.
INCORRECT Dolly, a sheep born in 1996, was GENETICALLY modified or cloned. (adverb:genetically)
DNA: a long molecule made of protein and found in the nucleus of cells.
FALSE! DNA is not a protein, but a nucleic acid.
A mutation is a change that occurs in gene in an organism's DNA.
TRUE!
Cell: the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.
TRUE!
Gene: the complete set of genetic material in an organism.
FALSE! A genome is the complete set of an organism's genetic material.
Protein: a macromolecule made up of a chain of amino acids.
TRUE!
Gamete: male and female sex cells, sperm and eggs
TRUE!
Gene therapy: curing diseases by replacing the defective gene in the egg or sperm cell.
FALSE! Gene therapy involves treating defective genes in non-gamete cells.
In my opinion, the movie GATTACA was a very interesting film.
CORRECT! (adverb:very)
Vincent's father wanted a perfectly son.
INCORRECT Vincent's father wanted a PERFECT son. (adjective:perfect)
Some people think that there should absolutingly be no limits on how we use genetic engineering technology.
INCORRECT Some people think that there should ABSOLUTELY be no limits on how we use genetic engineering technology.
We are going to the racetrack earlier.
INCORRECT We are going to have a quiz TODAY. (adverb:today)
I would never agree with genetic engineering of human babies.
CORRECT (adverb : never)
