Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 8SQ
PCR can be used _______.
- a. to increase the number of specific DNA fragments
- b. in DNA fingerprinting
- c. to modify a human genome
- d. a and b are correct
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 15 - _________ cut(s) DNA molecules at specific sites....Ch. 15 - Prob. 2SQCh. 15 - Prob. 3SQCh. 15 - For each species, all ________ in the complete set...Ch. 15 - A set of cells that host various DNA fragments...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6SQCh. 15 - Prob. 7SQCh. 15 - PCR can be used _______. a. to increase the number...Ch. 15 - An individuals set of unique _______ can be used...Ch. 15 - A transgenic organism _______. a. carries a gene...
Ch. 15 - Enhanced Spatial Learning in Mice With an Autism...Ch. 15 - Enhanced Spatial Learning in Mice With an Autism...Ch. 15 - Prob. 3DAACh. 15 - Prob. 4DAACh. 15 - True or false? A transgenic organism can pass a...Ch. 15 - Which of the following can be used to carry...Ch. 15 - Prob. 13SQCh. 15 - Match the method with the appropriate enzyme....Ch. 15 - Match each term with the most suitable...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1CTCh. 15 - Prob. 2CT
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- Definition of Terms( This is all about Applications of Recombinant DNA) a. Clone b. Plasmids c. Biotechnology d. PCR Amplification e. Detection f. Modified Trait g. Human Genome h. Genetic Modified Organismarrow_forwardDefinition of Terms( This is all about Applications of Recombinant DNA){ 2-3 sentences only) a. Clone b. Plasmids c. Biotechnology a. PCR Amplification b. Detection c. Modified Trait d. Human Genome e. Genetic Modified Organismarrow_forwardEnzymes used to cut genes in recombinant DNA research are known as ____. a. DNA polymerases b. transcriptases c. replicases d. ligases e. restriction enzymesarrow_forward
- Which of the following is involved in recombinant DNA technology? Explain. a. DNA polymerase b. DNA probes c. Restrition enzymes d. Reverse transcriptasearrow_forwardIdentifying an individual by his or her DNA is referred to as ____. a. RNA profiling b. genomic fingerprinting c. individual genomics d. DNA profiling e. structural genomicsarrow_forwardPCR is a technique used to synthesize DNA fragments. Select all the reagents needed for PCR to occur. A. DNA template B. Thermo stable DNA polymerase C. Two primers D. Type I endonucleasesarrow_forward
- _____ cut(s) DNA molecules at specific sites. a. DNA polymerase c. Restriction enzymes b. DNA probes d. Reverse transcriptasearrow_forwardGenetically engineered human insulin, human growth hormone, and human clotting factor VIII are made by:a. gel electrophoresis b. polymerase chain reactionc. transgenic bacteriad. DNA fingerprintingarrow_forwardRegarding the PCR technique, what is false?a. It can produce multiple copies of DNA.b. It is the same as DNA fingerprinting.c. It is not a time-consuming process.d. It cannot successfully copy whole genesarrow_forward
- _____ can fix a genetic flaw in a human. a. Cloning b. Electrophoresis c. Sequencing d. Gene therapyarrow_forwardin Cohen-Boyer's recombinant DNA procedure _______ must be used for both the bacterial DNA and the amphibian DNA _______. a. the same restrictions enzyme, so that the the restriction site are identical in the DNA of each species b. different restriction enzymes, so that the genes outside the restriction site are maintained c. the same restriction enzymes, to ensure that the newly formed DNA can replicate d. different restriction enzymes, to ensure that the newly introducted genes are maintained in the bacterial DNAarrow_forwardGMOs are created by ________. a. generating genomic DNA fragments with restriction endonucleases b. introducing recombinant DNA into an organism by any means c. overexpressing proteins in E. coli d. all of the abovearrow_forward
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