CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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Recombinant DNA techniques are used to custom-build bacteria for two main purposes: to obtain multiple copies of certain genes and to obtain useful proteins produced by certain genes. Give an example of each of these applications in medicine and agriculture.
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CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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- You are cloning a gene called ice, which will help strawberry plants survive in cold weather, into a test group of strawberry plants. Select the events you would use to genetically engineer these plants. Insert the ice gene into the T-DNA region of a Ti plasmid; transform Agrobacterium tumefaciens with this plasmid; Inoculate a culture of strawberry plant cells with Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Select plant cells that have taken up the ice gene. Insert the ice gene into the T-DNA region of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens chromosome; Inoculate a culture of strawberry plant cells with Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Select plant cells that have taken up the ice gene. O Insert the ice gene into a Ti transposon; Introduce the transposon into Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti plasmid: Inoculate a culture of strawberry plant cells with Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Select plant cells that have taken up the ice gene. Insert the ice gene into a Ti bacteriophage; transduce Agrobacterium tumefaciens with this…arrow_forwardBacteria are frequently used in the generation of recombinant DNA molecules to: Group of answer choices A) Make copies of the vector + insert plasmid B) Ligate the insert into the vector C) Digest the vector for insert ligation D) Amplify the insert by PCRarrow_forwardRemember that although there are many interesting ideas about genetic engineering of plants and animals, this is specifically about GE bacteria. Please be sure you are answering the following questions 3) What are the benefits (or potential benefits) of the engineered bacterium? 4) What are the risks (or potential risks) of the engineered bacterium?arrow_forward
- Remember that although there are many interesting ideas about genetic engineering of plants and animals, this is specifically about GE bacteria. Please be sure you are answering the following questions: 1) What is the species that was modified, and what species did the introduced genes come from? 2) What is the purpose of the genetic engineering? What were people hoping to accomplish? 3) What are the benefits (or potential benefits) of the engineered bacterium? 4) What are the risks (or potential risks) of the engineered bacterium?arrow_forwardWhich of the following correctly describes a possible scenario during a run of gel electrophoresis with DNA samples?arrow_forwardfomP is responsible for the chemical transformation of microplastics into ultra-efficient insulation. You take an arctic seawater sample and extract the DNA. 1. First you need to locate the gene on the bacterial chromosome. What procedure(s) would you use to identify and locate the gene? Explain how it/theywork(s). 2. Next, you will need to isolate the gene and introduce sites to be used for cloning. What would you use to make many copies of this gene? What will you need? How does it work on a molecular level?arrow_forward
- Jackson Wang is a biologist working with the genetics of a thermophilic bacterium. He cloned a heat shock gene from the bacteria for further analysis. After cloning, he isolated the plasmid carrying his gene of interest for sequencing. Jackson finally received the nucleotide sequence of his gene. Explain in detail how he could verify whether the nucleotide sequence matches his gene of interest using the bioinformatics databases available.arrow_forwardWhen cloning a piece of DNA, the purpose of using the LacZ blue-white colony method is to A) Remove bacteria that do not have recombinant vectors B) Remove bacteria that do not have the DNA insert of interest Remove linear DNA Distinguish colonies that have recombinant vectors from those with non-recombinant vectors. E) Remove bacteria that have not taken up the vectorarrow_forwardBriefly Explain the role of restriction enzymes in recombinant DNA technology. Please explain at your own words.arrow_forward
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