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A genetically modified organism, or GMO, as per the most current definition, most closely means “an organism that  _______”

What is a “substrate”?

What is the term for RNA segments that do NOT code for amino acids?

The Ames test uses _______ to test the mutagenicity and hence [potential] carcinogenicity of chemicals such as those used in agriculture.

The term for the division / reproduction of a typical bacterium is ______

Transduction involves bacteria obtaining their genes directly from _______

Let’s say you [finally] found a paper showing evidence that the Bt toxin gene in GMO corn is “constitutively expressed.”  What would this mean?

What would be the corresponding strand of a bacterial mRNA if you wanted to see the transcription result of a DNA stretch that read:  ATCTTA?

Which would qualify as part of a bacterium’s anabolism?

Usually, bacterial chromosomes are ________ and eukaryotic chromosomes are ___