Genetics: From Genes To Genomes (6th International Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260041217
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., ? Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., ? Janice Fischer, ? Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Chapter 9, Problem 9P
Consider a partial restriction digestion, in which genomic DNA is exposed to a small, limiting amount of a restriction enzyme for a very short period of time.
a. | Would the resultant fragments be longer or shorter or the same size as those produced by a complete digestion? |
b. | If you prepared genomic DNA from a tissue sample containing millions of cells, would the fragments produced by partial digestion of DNA from all of these cells be the same or different? |
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Chapter 9 Solutions
Genetics: From Genes To Genomes (6th International Edition)
Ch. 9 - Match each of the terms in the left column to the...Ch. 9 - For each of the restriction enzymes listed below:...Ch. 9 - The calculations of the average restriction...Ch. 9 - The DNA molecule whose entire sequence follows is...Ch. 9 - Why do longer DNA molecules move more slowly than...Ch. 9 - Agarose gels with different average pore sizes are...Ch. 9 - The following picture shows the ethidium...Ch. 9 - The linear bacteriophage genomic DNA has at each...Ch. 9 - Consider a partial restriction digestion, in which...Ch. 9 - The text stated that molecular biologists have...
Ch. 9 - a. What is the purpose of molecular cloning? b....Ch. 9 - a. DNA polymerase b. RNA polymerase c. A...Ch. 9 - Is it possible that two different restriction...Ch. 9 - A plasmid vector pBS281 is cleaved by the enzyme...Ch. 9 - A recombinant DNA molecule is constructed using a...Ch. 9 - Suppose you are using a plasmid cloning vector...Ch. 9 - Prob. 17PCh. 9 - The lacZ gene from E. coli encodes the enzyme...Ch. 9 - Your undergraduate research advisor has assigned...Ch. 9 - Which of the enzymes from the following list would...Ch. 9 - You use the primer 5 GCCTCGAATCGGGTACC 3 to...Ch. 9 - a. To make a genomic library useful for sequencing...Ch. 9 - Problem 15 showed part of the sequence of the...Ch. 9 - Eukaryotic genomes are replete with repetitive...
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