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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS

16 November, 2015 - 09:04
  1. What is the purpose and benefit of the polymerase chain reaction?
  2. Today, it is possible for a diabetic patient to purchase human insulin from a pharmacist. What technology makes this possible and why is it a benefit over how things used to be?
  3. Describe two of the applications for genome mapping.
  4. Identify a possible advantage and a possible disadvantage of a genetic test that would identify genes in individuals that increase their probability of having Alzheimer's disease later in life.