You have been given the DNA sequence for a particular fragment of DNA. You then isolated the mRNA made from that DNA and amplified it by PCR. You then determined the sequence of the cDNA obtained from different cells. You notice a difference. In the sequence obtained from DNA sequencing you see that a codon is 5' CAG however on the cDNA sequence it is TAG. These results are confirmed by repeated DNA sequence analysis using DNA and cDNA from different cell cultures (same species and tissue samples). What can explain this?   a.The DNA must have been mutated in all the cells that were used to isolate mRNA since the cDNA should always match the genomic sequence.   b.Any cDNA made through RT-PCR will have T's substitued for genomic C's that are methyulated.   c.The mRNA must have been deaminated at the cytosine.   d.The cDNA generated most likely had a technical mistake caused by poor fidelity of the Taq enzyme.

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You have been given the DNA sequence for a particular fragment of DNA. You then isolated the mRNA made from that DNA and amplified it by PCR. You then determined the sequence of the cDNA obtained from different cells. You notice a difference. In the sequence obtained from DNA sequencing you see that a codon is 5' CAG however on the cDNA sequence it is TAG. These results are confirmed by repeated DNA sequence analysis using DNA and cDNA from different cell cultures (same species and tissue samples). What can explain this?

 

a.The DNA must have been mutated in all the cells that were used to isolate mRNA since the cDNA should always match the genomic sequence.

 

b.Any cDNA made through RT-PCR will have T's substitued for genomic C's that are methyulated.

 

c.The mRNA must have been deaminated at the cytosine.

 

d.The cDNA generated most likely had a technical mistake caused by poor fidelity of the Taq enzyme.

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