DNA Technology Has Many Medical Applications

question 41

Multiple Choice

DNA technology has many medical applications. Which of the following is not done routinely at present?

• A) production of hormones for treating diabetes and dwarfism
• B) analysis of gene expression for more informed cancer treatments
• C) gene editing by the CRISPR-Cas9 system in viable human embryos to correct genetic diseases
• D) prenatal identification of genetic disease alleles

Recognize the importance of sample selection and its implications for research findings.

Analyze the scope and nature of conclusions that can be drawn from experimental studies.

Understand the role of factors and treatments in experimental design.

Identify response variables within a given study and their significance.

---

Definitions:

Formal Training

Structured educational or skill development programs provided by organizations or institutions.

Familiar Contexts

Situations or environments that are well known and comfortable to an individual, often because of frequent exposure or experience.

Reason Well

The ability to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic.

The Big Bang

The prevailing cosmological model explaining the early development of the Universe, starting from a singularity and expanding over time.