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The recombinant DNA technology involves isolation of genetic materials (DNA) from donor organisms (human, plant, or microorganism) and inserts them to recipient organisms after genetic manipulation. The main tools involved in the techniques are
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- A DNA probe with sequence TCAGGCTTCAG would bind most strongly to which of the following DNA fragments? a. AGTCCGAAGTC c. GACTTCGGACT b. TCAGGCTTCAG d. UGAGGCUUGAGarrow_forwardA DNA fingerprint is based on _____. a repeating sequences found on noncoding regions b the presence of restriction enzymes c a single repeating region d repeating sequences found on coding regionsarrow_forwardRNA can be used as a template for the production of DNA through the action of ____. a. ligase b. DNA polymerase c. reverse transcriptase d. restriction endonuclease e. RNA polymerasearrow_forward
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- Match each enzyme name in the left column with the correct descriptive phrase in the right column. a. Topoisomerase II b. DNA ligase c. DNA polymerase y d. Reverse transcriptase i. Catalyzes most nucleotide incorporations in bacterial DNA replication ii. Cleaves RNA in a DNA-RNA hybrid molecule e. DNA polymerase I f. DNA polymerase II iii. Uses a tRNA primer in synthesis of retroviral DNA iv. Acts through an adenylylated DNA inter- mediate v. Catalyzes formation of a double-strand DNA break vi. Catalyzes mitochondrial DNA replicationarrow_forwardPlease explain right answerarrow_forwardWhich DNA polymerase in prokaryotes is involved in the replacement of primers with deoxynucleotides? a.DNA-Pol I b.DNA-Pol II c.DNA-Pol Ill d.DNA-Pol IVarrow_forward
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