Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 4MCQ
Recombinant DNA is
- a. DNA in bacteria.
- b. the study of how genes work.
- c. the DNA resulting when genes of two different organisms are mixed.
- d. the use of bacteria in the production of foods.
- e. the production of proteins by genes.
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Which of the following is true about DNA manipulation? Select the best answer.
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B. DNA has never been transferred between different organisms.
C. Transferring DNA from one organism into another always kills the host organism.
D. Whole genomes have been manipulated by humans for centuries; now individual genes ca be inserted into different organisms using a variety of techniques.
E. DNA can't be manipulated.
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Microbiology: An Introduction
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Ch. 1 - Which of the following is the most important...Ch. 1 - Recombinant DNA is a. DNA in bacteria. b. the...Ch. 1 - Which of the following statements is the best...Ch. 1 - Which of the following is a beneficial activity of...Ch. 1 - It has been said that bacteria are essential for...Ch. 1 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 1 - Spallanzanis conclusion about spontaneous...Ch. 1 - Which of the following statements about E. coli is...Ch. 1 - How did the theory of biogenesis lead the way for...Ch. 1 - Even though the germ theory of disease was not...Ch. 1 - Prob. 3ACh. 1 - Find at least three supermarket products made by...Ch. 1 - People once believed all microbial diseases would...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1CAECh. 1 - In 1864, Lister observed that patients recovered...
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