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DNA Technology

Human Genome Project (p454-455)

(1) How many bases (base pairs) are their in the human genome?

(2) How long did it take to determine the identity and sequence of all of the bases? (3) What as the primary source of DNA? and why? (4) What is a SNP? (5) How many genes in the human genome? (6) What can we learn if we compare the genomes of species? (7) How similar is the human genome to the chimpanzee genome? (8) How similar is the human genome to the mouse genome? Genetic Engineering (p460-463) (9) Define: transgenic organism (10) Describe how we can use transgenic bacteria. (11) Describe how we can use transgenic plants. (12) Describe how we cna use transgenic animals.