OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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An application of using DNA technology to help environmental scientists would be ____
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use PCR to analyze DNA at a crime scene
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create a tobacco plant that glows in the dark
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clone the gene for human growth hormone to treat pituitary dwarfism
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make transgenic bacteria that can be used to clean up oil spills more quickly than do the natural bacteria
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Recombinant DNA technology is used to make genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Detailed explanation-2: -Recombinant DNA technology also is being used in development of bio-indicators where bacteria have been genetically modified as ‘bioluminescors’ that give off light in response to several chemical pollutants. These are being used to measure the presence of some hazardous chemicals in the environment.
Detailed explanation-3: -A transgenic, or genetically modified, organism is one that has been altered through recombinant DNA technology, which involves either the combining of DNA from different genomes or the insertion of foreign DNA into a genome.
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