Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 4MCQ
The creation of biological molecules entirely from chemicals is called
- a. recombination.
- b. bioremediation.
- c. sequencing.
- d. synthetic biology.
- e. artificial biology.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 10.1 - Provide examples of practical applications of...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 10.2 - Describe how gel electrophoresis is used to...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 10.2 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 10.3 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 10.3 - List examples of genetically modified bacteria,...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 10.4 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 10.5 - Outline in general terms the process of DNA...
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