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Two NotI restriction enzymes cleave DNA on oppositesides of the Dbmgene in a species of yeast. A molecularprobe for Dbmdetects a DNA restriction fragment of
In haploid yeast with this dbmmutation, what is thelength of the restriction fragment detected by the probefollowing NotI digestion?
What DNA-fragment sizes are detected in a diploidyeast strain that is heterozygous for wild-type andmutant alleles at dbm?
Insertion of
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