Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Michael Cummings
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 4QP
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Introduction: The recombinant organism shows the criteria of superiority from the parents. Involvement of genetic sequences takes place in the origination of the hybrid or recombinant organism.
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Part A:
During cloning, the DNA is cut with a restriction enzyme giving it what?
A.
more introns
B.
sticky ends
C.
a polyA tail
D.
a binding site for a transcription factor
Part B:
If the scientist wanted to have a large number of copies of the gene for use in further study, which technique would the scientist use?
A.
PCR
B.
epigenetics
C.
hybridization
D.
gel electrophoresis
Part C:
If this gene were found to be expressed at different levels in different cells of the same organism, what would be responsible?
A.
transcription factor
B.
rRNA
C.
ribosome
D.
RNA polymerase
Part D:
If a disease were identified as being caused by defects in the cytochrome c gene, then the copy isolated could be used for what?
A.
PCR
B.
gene therapy
C.
stem cell work
D.
DNA fingerprinting
What is a cloning vector?
A.
The DNA probe used to locate a particular gene in the genome.
B.
An agent such as plasmid, used to transfer DNA from an in vitro solution into a living cell.
C.
The laboratory apparatus used to clone genes.
D.
An enzyme that cuts DNA into restriction fragments.
The function of a restriction enzyme is to
a. prevent the movement of DNA outside the nucleus
b. separate the DNA double helix
c. cut the nucleotide sequence at a specific location in DNA
d. proofread DNA for accidental damages and corrects these errors
Chapter 13 Solutions
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 13.5 - Do you think the way this issue was handled should...Ch. 13.5 - Prob. 2EGCh. 13.7 - If you were offered the chance to have the genome...Ch. 13.7 - Prob. 2EGCh. 13 - Improving the nutritional value of food has long...Ch. 13 - Improving the nutritional value of food has long...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3CSCh. 13 - What Are Clones? Cloning is a general term used...Ch. 13 - Prob. 2QPCh. 13 - Prob. 3QP
Ch. 13 - Prob. 4QPCh. 13 - Prob. 5QPCh. 13 - Prob. 6QPCh. 13 - Cloning Genes Is a Multistep Process The following...Ch. 13 - Prob. 8QPCh. 13 - Prob. 9QPCh. 13 - Cloning Genes Is a Multistep Process Which enzyme...Ch. 13 - Cloning Genes Is a Multistep Process In cloning...Ch. 13 - Prob. 12QPCh. 13 - Prob. 13QPCh. 13 - Prob. 14QPCh. 13 - Prob. 15QPCh. 13 - Cloned Libraries You are running a PCR to generate...Ch. 13 - Prob. 17QPCh. 13 - Prob. 18QPCh. 13 - Prob. 19QPCh. 13 - Analyzing Cloned Sequences A base change (A to T)...Ch. 13 - Prob. 21QPCh. 13 - Analyzing Cloned Sequences What kind of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 23QP
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