Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23.4, Problem 3COMQ
Chromosomal walking is a method of _____ in which a researcher begins at a specific site on a chromosome and analyzes _____ until the gene of interest is reached.
a. DNA sequencing, a series of subclones
b. positional cloning, a series of subclones
c. DNA sequencing, bands on a gel
d. positional cloning, bands on a gel
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Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 23.2 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 23.3 - A molecular marker is a _____ found at a specific...Ch. 23.3 - 2. Which of the following is an example of a...Ch. 23.3 - To map the distance between molecular markers via...Ch. 23.4 - 1. What is a contig?
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