DNA is make of a double-strand of nucleotides.
INCORRECT DNA is MADE of a double-strand of nucleotides
The CRISPR part of the CRISPR/Cas9 system is derived from bacteria.
CORRECT! (it is not a past situation, so IS is the correct form of the verb)
Gamete: male and female sex cells, sperm and eggs
TRUE!
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.
Protein: a macromolecule made up of a chain of amino acids.
TRUE!
People call CRISPR/Cas9 an amazing technology.
CORRECT!
A ribosome links amino acids in order of the sequence provided by the DNA.
INCORRECT A ribosome links amino acids in order of the sequence provided by the RNA.
Cell: the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.
TRUE!
Short sections of DNA that code for a protein are called genes.
CORRECT (adjective: short)
I would never agree with genetic engineering of human babies.
CORRECT (adverb : never)
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.
Proteins may be very small, like pepsin or very large, like hemoglobin.
CORRECT
Vincent's father wanted a perfectly son.
INCORRECT Vincent's father wanted a PERFECT son. (adjective:perfect)
DNA: a long molecule made of protein and found in the nucleus of cells.
FALSE! DNA is not a protein, but a nucleic acid.
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)
Gene: the complete set of genetic material in an organism.
FALSE! A genome is the complete set of an organism's genetic material.
In my opinion, the movie GATTACA was a very interesting film.
CORRECT! (adverb:very)
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.
We are going to the racetrack earlier.
INCORRECT We are going to have a quiz TODAY. (adverb:today)
A mutation is a change that occurs in gene in an organism's DNA.
TRUE!
Human and fruitflies share about 50% of their total DNA.
INCORRECT HUMANS and fruitflies share about 50% of their total DNA.