Gene-ius Showdown: CRISPR Edition Trivia

Polymerase Z

Ligase 4

Ribosome B

Cas9

Coded Replication System for Protein Repair

Controlled Repetitive Sequences for Pathogen Resistance

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

Circular RNA Structure for Protein Reassembly

It helps bacteria grow faster in nutrient-rich environments

It helps bacteria defend against viruses

It helps bacteria photosynthesize

It helps bacteria create protein faster

Transfer RNA (tRNA)

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

Histone protein

Guide RNA (gRNA)

Athlete's foot

Sickle cell anemia

Colorblindness from wearing sunglasses

The flu

To make fruit grow in the shape of stars

To give plants musical abilities

To make crops more resistant to pests and harsh weather

To help plants grow legs and move toward the sun

It could lead to designer babies

It causes hiccups in newborns

It might turn them into robots

It might make them allergic to sunlight

True

False

sometimes

Only during solar eclipses

Albert Einstein and Rosalind Franklin

Marie Curie and Gregor Mendel

Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier

Charles Darwin and Ada Lovelace

2012

2015

1999

2020