Biotechnology Review Quiz

1. In vivo embryo production in cattle and horses involves the use of superovulation.
True
False
2. Gender selection of sperm can be accomplished by
the time of insemination.
use of flow cytometry.
PCR of individual sperm.
use of HY antigen.
3. Fetal sexing in cattle involves the use of ultrasonography between day 55 and 65 of pregnancy.
True
False
4. The original kind of clonning involved
splitting of morula.
the injection of a blastomere into a zygote.
the enucleation of an unfertilized oocyte.
the staining for the HY antigen.
5. Nuclear clonning from somatic cells involves the production of an embryo.
True
False

6. Embryonic stem cells may be used for

regenerative medicine.
in vitro systems to test drug toxicity.
unravel the mechanisms of disease.
to understand development.
7. Genetically engineered animal products are consumed by Americans everyday when they buy a piece of meat or purchase eggs.

True
False
8. Embryo transfer is the female equivalent to artificial insemination in the male in terms of genetic contribution to the next generation.
True
False