Module 7 Mini Lesson 2 Self-Check 

_____ is a gene silencing technique that is based on the fact that RNA molecules can fold ito short, double-stranded regions where the base sequence is complementary.

RNA repair
Incorrect.
RNA interference
Correct!
RNA amplification
Incorrect.
RNA replication
Incorrect.

Both gene silencing and genome editing techniques are limited by “off-target effects”- doing something other than what we want them to do.

True
Correct!
False
Incorrect.

A patient received a bone marrow modified by an adeno-associated virus (AVV) carrying a human gene that encodes an enzyme her body cannot make. This is an example of:

Protein therapy
Incorrect
Germline gene therapy
Incorrect.
Somatic gene therapy
Correct!
Retroviral gene therapy
Incorrect.

All of the following statements about mitochondrial transfer are correct EXCEPT:

The mitochondrial DNA comes primarily from the donor
Incorrect
The technique involves no germline modification
Correct!
The donor egg has its nucleus removed
Incorrect
The UK has given regulatory approval for this treatment
Incorrect