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4: Environmental and Synthetic Biology

Students evaluate bioremediation, biofuels, synthetic cells, minimal genomes, biosensors, Agrobacterium, gene guns, transgenic organisms, and GMO applications.

Matching Transgenes to Descriptions

Click to show Matching Transgenes to Descriptions example problem

Match each of the following transgenes with their corresponding descriptions.
Note: Each choice will be used exactly once.

Your Choice Prompt
Drop Your Choice Here 1. Cry/Bt
Drop Your Choice Here 2. QB Protein (Atrazine Resistant)
Drop Your Choice Here 3. Mutant ALS (Sulphonylurea Resistant)
Drop Your Choice Here 4. aro A (Glyphosate Resistant)

Drag one of the choices below:

  • A. Binds to receptors in the insect gut, leading to cell lysis and death
  • B. Derived from mutant Amaranthus hybrids
  • C. Developed by transferring aro A gene into a glyphosate EPSP synthetase from Salmonella typhimurium and E. coli
  • D. Originates from Arabidopsis
 
Click to show Transgene Functions Related to Salt Tolerance and Proton Transport example problem

Which one of the following transgenes correspond to the description 'Derived from mutant Amaranthus hybrids'.