Give an example of a GMO.
self-destructing mosquitoes, fishy tomato plants, most processed foods, Hawaiian papaya, fast-growing salmon
The panama disease affected what organism?
bananas
There have been successes in using gene therapy to cure genetic diseases.
True
This unit is all about artificial selection. What does "artificial" mean?
Artificial means made by humans; not naturally made
How is gene therapy different from GMOs?
Specific to curing diseases in humans.
What is the oldest form of artificial selection: genetic modification, gene therapy, cloning or selective breading?
selective breeding
The eggplant used to look like what?
a small white egg
Selectively breeding chickens to lay 300 eggs per year has an impact on the chickens' health.
True
There is a high success rate of implanting cloned embryos.
False
Cows selectively bred to produce a lot of milk have a shortened life span of about 25 years.
True
What do scientist use to "infect" or penetrate cells with the desired genes?
vectors, viruses without the viral load
Dolly the sheep was cloned in what year?
1996
CRISPR is 100% safe.
False
Fruits and vegetables today look exactly like they did thousands of years ago.
False
Editing which type of cells is prohibited in many countries, somatic or germline?
germline
Which artificial selection technology created all the dog breeds of today?
Selective Breeding
Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua were cloned in what year?
December of 2017
Cloning specific genes for medical research is possible.
True
What does GMO stand for?
Genetically Modified Organism
Golden rice has genes from corn inserted into it to give the rice vitamins. Golden rice is an example of which of the following: a clone, a GMO, a genetic disease, a selectively bred plant?
a GMO
What variety represents 99% of bananas today?
Cavendish