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Your company wants to make large quantities of human growth hormone (hGH). You propose to clone the entire hGH gene from the chromosomes of a healthy human and place it into the DNA of E. coli. These E. coli will NOT begin synthesizing hGH because:

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A)human genes contain DNA sequences that interrupt the protein code that cannot be removed by bacteria.

B) human genes use a different genetic code than bacterial genes, and cannot be translated by bacteria.

C) E. coli does not need human growth hormone to grow, and therefore will not synthesize it.

D) human and bacterial proteins are made from different components that are not available in bacterial environments.

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Knowing that the genetic code is generally considered universal, a scientist uses biotechnology to insert a human DNA gene for beta-globin into E. coli cells. He is certain that the bacterial cells will express and synthesize functional beta-globin. Beta-globin is one of the proteins used to form the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin protein (a quaternary structure) and could be used to help patients with abnormal hemoglobin. Instead, the protein produced by the bacteria is larger and non-functional. Upon further investigation it was found to have a different shape with a different sequence of amino acids than the normal protein.

Question:

With your knowledge of DNA, the genetic code, and protein synthesis, try to explain why the proper human gene for the beta-globin that was inserted into the bacteria might not have produced the correct shape and sequence of amino acids and why the protein formed wasn't functional.

*************PLEASE ANSWER THIS ONLY IF YOU CAN ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT JUST ANSWER 1 OR 2. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!*****************

1.) The chance that an individual in the United States will experience some form of cancer in his or her lifetime is

A) 1 in 3.

B) 1 in 10.

C) 1 in 25.

D) 1 in 1,000.

E) 1 in 10,000.

2) A DNA sequence that can be read the same backward and forward is called a(n)

A) repetitive code.

B) palindrome.

C) plasmid sequence.

D) DNA fingerprint.

E) exon.

3.) Organisms that can contain genes introduced from other species are referred to as

A) bacteria.

B) plasmids.

C) manipulated.

D) genomic.

E) transgenic

4.) Prior to genetic engineering, insulin for humans with insulin-dependent diabetes was extracted from pigs and cattle. Presently insulin is produced by transgenic

A) humans.

B) chickens.

C) viruses.

D) bacteria.

E) monkeys.

5.) Which one of the following human proteins, produced by transgenic bacteria, is used to prevent or break down blood clots?

A) insulin

B) tissue plasminogen activator

C) erythropoietin

D) growth hormone

E) factor VIII

6.) The first successful treatment of a human genetic disorder through gene therapy was with a disorder known as:

A) severe combined immunodeficiency disease.

B) diabetes mellitus.

C) human dwarfism.

D) hemophilia.

E) acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

7.) Which one of the following carcinogens accounts for 30% of all cancer deaths?

A) environmental chemicals (e.g., asbestos, pesticides, soot, coal tar)

B) tobacco smoke

C) ultraviolet light

D) ionizing radiation (X rays)

E) radon gas

HELP ASAP;

Please help me understand my lab results, so be detailed to clearly understand . INclude answers to these questions what role does ampicilin (amp) and arabinose (ara) play in the experiment. Because GFP was isolated from jelly fisht, what modification to the GFP DNA had to be made to result in expression in E. coli?

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Transformation of GFP and the pGLO Plasmid

GFP is a commonly used reporter protein in research labs, as the fluorescence creates a marker protein that can be used in many types of cell biology and biochemical studies. In basic research, GFP is often fused to a specific target protein of interest, creating a chimeric reporter protein. GFP has been used as a reporter protein to study blood vessel and tumor progression in mice, brain activity in mice, and malaria eradication in mosquitoes for instance (see website mentioned in notes).

In the first week you will use a procedure to genetically transform bacteria with the gene that codes for Green Fluorescent Protein. Following the transformation procedure, the bacteria express their newly acquired jellyfish gene and produce the fluorescent protein, which causes them to glow a brilliant green color under ultraviolet light. During the second week you will purify the protein away from all of the other proteins produced by the bacteria using chromatography, and during the third week you will evaluate the success of the purification procedure and estimate the size (molecular weight) of GFP by using sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE).

Fundamental to the process of genetic transformation of bacteria are plasmids. In addition to one large chromosome, bacteria naturally contain one or more small circular pieces of DNA called plasmids. Plasmid DNA usually contains genes for one or more traits that may be beneficial to bacterial survival. In nature, bacteria can transfer plasmids back and forth allowing them to share these beneficial genes. This natural mechanism allows bacteria to adapt to new environments. The occurrence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics is due in large part to the transmission of plasmids which contain antibiotic resistance genes.

The pGLO plasmid (Fig. 5, not a naturally occurring plasmid) contains the gene for GFP, and also contains the gene for the enzyme β-lactamase (bla), which provides resistance to the antibiotic ampicillin. The β-lactamase protein is produced and secreted by bacteria that contain the plasmid. β-Lactamase inactivates the ampicillin present in the LB nutrient agar, allowing bacterial growth. Only transformed bacteria that contain the plasmid and express β-lactamase can survive on plates that contain ampicillin. Only a very small percentage of the cells take up the plasmid DNA and are transformed. Untransformed cells cannot grow on the ampicillin selection plates. pGLO also incorporates a special gene regulation system, which can be used to control expression of the fluorescent protein in transformed cells. The gene for GFP can be switched on in transformed cells by adding the sugar arabinose to the cells’ nutrient medium. Selection for cells that have been transformed with pGLO DNA is accomplished by growth on antibiotic plates. Transformed cells will appear white (wild-type phenotype) on plates not containing arabinose, and fluorescent green when arabinose is included in the nutrient agar medium.

for the first week section of lab

To each of two microfuge tubes, add 250ul of transformation buffer. Keep these tubes on ice.

Using a sterile loop, pick one colony of bacteria from the LB plate.

Transfer this colony to one of the microfuge tubes. Gently vortex the tube until the colony is dispersed. Repeat for the second tube.

Add 0.08ug of DNA to one of these tubes (+DNA tube).

Incubate both tubes on ice for 10 minutes.

Incubate both tubes at 42°C for 50 seconds.

Incubate both tubes on ice for 2 minutes.

Add 250ul of LB broth to each tube and incubate at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Flick each tube gently. Add 100ul of this transformation mix to the appropriate plates.

Results:

+DNA: LB/amp--> 1 colony, Glow: uncertain

+DNA: LB/amp/ara--> 9 colonies, Glow: yes

-DNA: LB/amp--> 7 colonies, GLow: no

-DNA: LB--> many colonies, Glow: no

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