Chapter 10.2 GOT IT!

Question 1

Cloning a gene involves making many __________ of it.

Answer 1

Copies

Question 2

To cut genes out of an organisms’s genome, bacterial enzymes called ___________ enzymes are used to snip DNA at specific sequences.

Answer 2

Restrictions

Question 3

Once a gene is removed from the organism’s genome, it can be inserted into a circular self-replacing bacterial ________.

Answer 3

Plasmid

Question 4

A plasmid carrying a cloned gene can be placed inside a bacterial cell where it will undergo transcription and __________.

Answer 4

Translation

Question 5

The ___________ produced by recombinant bacteria can then be isolated and used in other organisms.

Answer 5

Protein