Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10.2, Problem 15CYP
What is one way to determine whether a bacterial culture has re-ceived a recombinant plasmid?
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What is one way to determine whether a bacterial culture has receiveda recombinant plasmid?
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Solution B that was used during the plasmid isolation contains 0.2 M NaOH (see practical
manual). Which effect does NaOH have on E. coli DNA
A) It denatures genomic DNA and plasmid DNA.
B) It denatures genomic DNA and but not plasmid DNA.
C) It denatures plasmid DNA but not genomic DNA.
D) It denatures neither genomic DNA nor plasmid DNA.
E) This is unpredictable.
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