Biotech BACE Exam (100% Correct Answers)

The process of making RNA from DNA correct answers Transcription The process by which RNA is decoded and polypeptides are formed correct answers Translation Autonomously replicating small circles of DNA present in some bacteria correct answers Plasmids Modifications of DNA in an organism correct answers Genetic engineering Parkinson's, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis (CF) are examples of correct answers Genetic disorders Organism that does not have nucleus or membrane bound organelle, so DNA in contained in cytoplasm correct answers Prokaryotes Help researchers measure the amount of protein present correct answers Concentration assays Determines the amount and length of activity for a given enzyme or drug in a test organism correct answers Potency assays Tests that show if a specific enzyme or drug is present and conducting the expected reaction correct answers Activity assays A highly specific test to determine protein concentration based in a particular antigen-antibody interaction correct answers ELISA Test used for understanding the relationship between dosage and activity of a given pharmaceutical drug correct answers PK/PD assays Tests for determining the presence or a particular characteristic of a protein of interest correct answers Assays An aqueous solution and yields hydrogen ion when ionized correct answers Acid A solution that resists changes in pH correct answers Buffer The measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ion in a sample correct answers pH The separation of molecules on or through a stationary phase correct answers Chromatography Quantitative study of electromagnetic spectra deals with visible light, near-ultraviolet, and near-infrared light source correct answers Spectrophotometry