Introduction to Biotechnology: An Essential Curriculum - Vocabulary Test
This vocabulary assessment is used as a pretest to determine your initial knowledge of biotechnology and as a posttest to determine your end-of-course knowledge. Write brief answers that define and explain the following terms. GOOD LUCK!
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3' end |
2. |
37° C |
3. |
42° C |
4. |
5' end |
5. |
95° C - 58° C - 72° C |
6. |
adenine |
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adhesion zones |
8. |
agar |
9. |
agarose |
10. |
alleles |
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amino acid |
12. |
ampicillin |
13. |
amplification |
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antibiotic |
15. |
arrayed library |
16. |
aseptic technique |
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ATP |
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autoradiography |
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autosome |
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bacteriophage |
21. |
balance |
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BamHI |
23. |
bands |
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base pair |
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base sequence |
26. |
base sequence analysis |
27. |
bioinformatics |
28. |
biotechnology |
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bp |
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buffer |
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CaCl2 |
32. |
CarolinaBlu |
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casting tray |
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cDNA |
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centimorgan |
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centromere |
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chromosome |
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clone bank |
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clones |
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cloning |
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cloning vector |
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cM |
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codon |
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competent cells |
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complementary base |
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conjugation |
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conserved sequences |
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contig map |
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contigs |
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control |
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cosmid |
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crossing over |
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culture tube |
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cytosine |
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denaturation |
56. |
diploid |
57. |
DNA |
58. |
DNA extraction |
59. |
DNA replication |
60. |
DNA sequence |
61. |
DNA spooling |
62. |
dNTPs |
63. |
domain |
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double helix |
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E. coli |
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EcoRI |
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electrophoresis |
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electrophoresis chamber |
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endonuclease |
70. |
enzyme |
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ethidium bromide |
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eukaryote |
73. |
exogenous DNA |
74. |
exon |
75. |
exonuclease |
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experimental factor |
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expression |
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forensic DNA |
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gamete |
80. |
gel |
81. |
gene |
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gene expression |
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gene families |
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gene library |
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gene mapping |
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gene mining |
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gene product |
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gene splicing |
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genetic code |
90. |
genetics |
91. |
genome |
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guanine |
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haploid |
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heterozygosity |
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HindIII |
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homeobox |
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homologies |
98. |
homologous chromosomes |
99. |
human gene therapy |
100. |
Human Genome Project |
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hybridization |
102. |
hydrogen bonds |
103. |
in situ hybridization |
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in vitro |
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incubation |
106. |
inoculating loop |
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interface |
108. |
interphase |
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intron |
110. |
jumping gene |
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karyotype |
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kb |
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lambda |
114. |
lanes |
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LB |
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ligase |
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linkage |
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linkage map |
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loading dye |
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locus |
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marker |
122. |
Mb |
123. |
meiosis |
124. |
metaphase |
125. |
microcentrifuge |
126. |
microliter |
127. |
micropipettor |
128. |
mitosis |
129. |
MM 294 |
130. |
mRNA |
131. |
mtDNA |
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mutation |
133. |
nick |
134. |
nitrogenous base |
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nucleic acid |
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nucleotide |
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oncogene |
138. |
operon |
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ori |
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palindrome |
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pAMP |
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Parafilm® |
143. |
PCR |
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pGREEN |
145. |
phage |
146. |
photodocumentation |
147. |
physical map |
148. |
PKU |
149. |
plasmid |
150. |
polyacrylamide gel |
151. |
polyadenation |
152. |
polygenetic disorder |
153. |
polymerase |
154. |
polymorphism |
155. |
power supply |
156. |
primer |
157. |
probe |
158. |
prokaryote |
159. |
promoter |
160. |
protein |
161. |
purine |
162. |
pyrimidine |
163. |
rDNA |
164. |
regulatory sequence |
165. |
restriction enzyme |
166. |
RFLP |
167. |
ribosome |
168. |
RNA |
169. |
rRNA |
170. |
sequencing |
171. |
sex chromosome |
172. |
somatic cells |
173. |
Southern blotting |
174. |
staining |
175. |
staining tray |
176. |
STR |
177. |
tandem repeat |
178. |
taq polymerase |
179. |
TBE |
180. |
TE |
181. |
telomere |
182. |
thermocycler |
183. |
thymine |
184. |
transcription |
185. |
transfer pipet |
186. |
transformation |
187. |
transformation tube |
188. |
transillumination system |
189. |
translation |
190. |
tRNA |
191. |
ultraviolet light |
192. |
uptake |
193. |
uracil |
194. |
vector |
195. |
virus |
196. |
VNTR |
197. |
water bath |
198. |
wells |
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YAC |