
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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ISBN: 9781260670929
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 11, Problem 4MCQ
Why is PCR useful?
a. | Because it replicates all the DNA in a cell |
b. | Because it can produce large amounts of DNA from small amounts |
c. | Because it produces a heat-tolerant DNA polymerase |
d. | Because it occurs in an automated device |
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Chapter 11 Solutions
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Ch. 11.3 - What are the potential medical benefits of stem...Ch. 11.3 - Summarize the steps scientists use to clone an...Ch. 11.3 - Why is the technique used to clone mammals called...Ch. 11.4 - Explain how and why a researcher might use a DNA...Ch. 11.4 - Compare and contrast preimplantation genetic...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 11.4 - Describe how CRISPR-Cas9 targets a specific gene...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 5MCCh. 11 - If a restriction enzyme cuts between G and A...Ch. 11 - Which of the following is not a reason that...Ch. 11 - The function of electrophoresis is to a. break a...Ch. 11 - Why is PCR useful? a. Because it replicates all...Ch. 11 - Suppose an investigator at the scene of a murder...Ch. 11 - What is an induced pluripotent stem cell? a. A...Ch. 11 - Dolly the sheep was the first clone of an adult...Ch. 11 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 11 - Preimplantation genetic diagnosis would be least...Ch. 11 - What is the role of a virus in gene therapy? a. It...Ch. 11 - What techniques might researchers use to produce...Ch. 11 - Transgenic crops often require fewer herbicides...Ch. 11 - Describe why sorting DNA fragments by size is...Ch. 11 - Explain how the ingredients in a PCR reaction tube...Ch. 11 - Prob. 5WIOCh. 11 - Why are entire genomes not used for DNA profiling?Ch. 11 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 11 - Mature neurons in the brain do not replicate. Why...Ch. 11 - Unneeded genes in an adult animal cell are...Ch. 11 - Scientists are interested in cloning an extinct...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11WIOCh. 11 - Prob. 12WIOCh. 11 - Use the Internet to research an application of...Ch. 11 - Prob. 14WIOCh. 11 - Review Burning Question 11.11, which describes the...Ch. 11 - Review the Survey the Landscape figure in the...Ch. 11 - How does PCR related to DNA profiling and...Ch. 11 - Add the terms restriction enzyme, plasmid, virus,...Ch. 11 - How is a patient who receives gene therapy similar...
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