Despite decades of GMO consumption, many studies claiming health risks from GMOs should be viewed critically. Which of the following is a valid reason to be skeptical of a study claiming GMOs are harmful?

A plasmid’s multiple cloning site (MCS) contains recognition sequences for several different restriction enzymes. What is the primary advantage of having multiple restriction sites in this region?

What is the function of the origin of replication (ori) in a plasmid used for cloning?

Following treatment with restriction enzymes, what procedure would be used to separate DNA fragments of different lengths?

What is the key characteristic that distinguishes epigenetic changes from mutations?

Human height is a classic example of a polygenic trait. If height were instead controlled by a single gene with complete dominance (like Mendel’s pea plants), what would you expect to see in a population?

According to the slides, what percentage of traits in organisms are quantitative/polygenic rather than simple Mendelian traits?

Which of the following techniques can reliably tell you which colonies contain your gene of interest?

Which of the following topics that we discussed in class are related to cancer?Select ALL that apply.

The amount of light a tree gets each day can turn specific genes on or off to help it sense the seasons.  This type gene regulation is called ____________.