MCB 4271: Exam 4 Lecture 40 Exam Questions And Answers 100% Verifi
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1. What are the 5 effects of selec- Increase size and growth rate
tive breeding? Increase yield
Increase stress resistance
Enhance taste
Change color
2. Who were Dr. Stanley Cohen Developed the first genetically modified organism (E. coli that
and Herbert Boyer? expressed a tetracycline resistant gene) in the 1970s
3. What are the main benefits Nutritional value
of genetically modified animals Enhanced development
(for non-research purposes)? Disease resistance
Disease eradication/transmission
Therapeutics
4. How did GM pigs gain resis- They were engineered to become resistant to porcine repro-
tance to disease? ductive and respiratory syndrome virus
5. How did GM chickens gain re- Chickens were GM to prevent avian flu
sistance to disease?
6. How is E. coli used as a thera- It can be used to produce insulin and probiotics (treat ALS
peutic? and neurodegenerative disease)
7. What are the benefits of GM Increased yield
food? Increased stress resistance (in droughts)
Decreased pesticide, insecticide, and herbicide use
Increased nutritional value
Increased shelf life (via gene silencing)
Increased resistance to disease
Increase resistance to pesticides
8. 1990s
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_h64myr
1. What are the 5 effects of selec- Increase size and growth rate
tive breeding? Increase yield
Increase stress resistance
Enhance taste
Change color
2. Who were Dr. Stanley Cohen Developed the first genetically modified organism (E. coli that
and Herbert Boyer? expressed a tetracycline resistant gene) in the 1970s
3. What are the main benefits Nutritional value
of genetically modified animals Enhanced development
(for non-research purposes)? Disease resistance
Disease eradication/transmission
Therapeutics
4. How did GM pigs gain resis- They were engineered to become resistant to porcine repro-
tance to disease? ductive and respiratory syndrome virus
5. How did GM chickens gain re- Chickens were GM to prevent avian flu
sistance to disease?
6. How is E. coli used as a thera- It can be used to produce insulin and probiotics (treat ALS
peutic? and neurodegenerative disease)
7. What are the benefits of GM Increased yield
food? Increased stress resistance (in droughts)
Decreased pesticide, insecticide, and herbicide use
Increased nutritional value
Increased shelf life (via gene silencing)
Increased resistance to disease
Increase resistance to pesticides
8. 1990s
1/4
