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  • The Southern blotting technique depends on


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  • A. similarities between the sequences of probe DNA and experimental DNA
  • B. similarities between the sequences of probe RNA and experimental RNA
  • C. similarities between the sequences of probe protein and experimental protein
  • D. the molecular mass of proteins

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  • similarities between the sequences of probe DNA and experimental DNA 


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    • 1. A molecular technique in which DNA sequences between two oligonucleotide primers can be amplified is known as

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    • A. southern blotting
    • B. northern blotting
    • C. polymerase chain reaction
    • D. DNA replication
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    • 2. A short molecule containing 2-20 nucleotide is

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    • A. plasmid
    • B. vector
    • C. oligonucleotide
    • D. mononucleotide
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    • 3. An animal, that has gained new genetic information from the acquisition of foreign DNA, is considered as

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    • A. a chimera
    • B. a transgenic animal
    • C. a vector
    • D. an enzyme that links DNA molecules
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    • 4. Which of the following is not commonly used as vector?

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    • A. Artificial chromosome
    • B. Cosmid
    • C. Fungi
    • D. Plasmid
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    • 5. Electroporation is

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    • A. the process of separating charged molecules through a gel maintained in an electric field
    • B. the process of combining foreign DNA to an electrically charged vector molecule
    • C. the application of high voltage pulses
    • D. the process of multiplication of the cells
    • Discuss
    • 6. In genetic engineering, a chimera is

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    • A. an enzyme that links DNA molecules
    • B. a plasmid that contains foreign DNA
    • C. a virus that infects bacteria
    • D. a fungi
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    • 7. Which of the following vector can maintain the largest fragment of foreign DNA?

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    • A. YAC
    • B. Cosmid
    • C. Plasmid
    • D. Phage
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    • 8. The deliberate modifications of an organism's genetic information by directly changing its nucleic acid content is a subject matter of

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    • A. genetic engineering
    • B. population genetics
    • C. microbiology
    • D. protein engineering
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    • 9. What is the normal role of restriction endonucleases in bacterial cells?

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    • A. To degrade the bacterial chromosome into small pieces during replication
    • B. To degrade invading phage DNA
    • C. To produce RNA primers for replication
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The advantage of using DNA polymerases from thermophilic organisms in PCR is that

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    • A. the DNA polymerases of these bacteria are much faster than those from other organisms
    • B. the DNA polymerases of these bacteria can withstand the high temperatures needed to denature the DNA strands
    • C. the DNA polymerases of these bacteria never make mistakes while replicating DNA
    • D. all of the above
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