Quiz

Take this quiz after you have completed the background activity entitled What is a Gene?

Iinstructors may choose to use their Course Blackboard Webpage for submission purposes. (In this case, click on Assignments, then open the Quizes folder and complete the quiz entitled What is a Gene?)

1. One way to move a gene copy into a cell is through the use of:

a. viruses
b. lasers
c. DNA markers
d. transporter genes
e. none of the above

2. One example of a condition which gene therapy WON'T be able to alter is

a. cystic fibrosis
b. SCID
c. low intelligence
d. short height
e. none of the above

3. One example of a genetically engineered medication is:

a. tamoxifen
b. penicillin
c. flavr-savr tomato juice
d. vitamin C
e. none of the above

4. Germline gene therapy

a. raises no new ethical issues.
b. has been accomplished in Canada and France but not the U.S.
c. cannot be carried out in the U.S. with public funds.
d. can be carried out on adults only with their permission.
e. none of the above

5. Why does this chapter say about the possibility of engineering a "super" race in the U.S.?

a. it wouldn't happen because the idea is repugnant.
b. it might happen because humans have tried this before.
c. it wouldn't happen because no one wants his/her child to be a super human being.
d. it might happen because we can agree on certain desirable traits.
e. it wouldn't happen because we won't permit the government to interfere with our decisions about childbearing.

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