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Chapter 15, Problem 5TYU
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Concept introduction: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a process of amplification of a specific DNA sequence consisting of the gene of interest. It is a DNA-based technique. This makes many copies of the target DNA sequence and is done in vitro.
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Biology (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 15.1 - Explain how gel electrophoresis is used to...Ch. 15.1 - Describe how PCR is used to amplify a specific...Ch. 15.1 - Compare the possible differences between a...Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.1 - Different forms of a protein are produced in the...Ch. 15.1 - What advantages does the PCR method have over gene...Ch. 15.2 - Describe the features of a typical CRISPR locus in...Ch. 15.2 - Explain the function of CRISPR in bacterial cells.Ch. 15.2 - Compare CRISPR-based endonucleases with...
Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 8LOCh. 15.2 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.2 - Prob. 2CCh. 15.2 - Prob. 3CCh. 15.3 - Prob. 9LOCh. 15.3 - Prob. 10LOCh. 15.3 - Discuss how qPCR, DNA microarrays (DNA chips), and...Ch. 15.3 - Explain how you would compare the expression of a...Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 2CCh. 15.4 - Describe how genome-wide association studies have...Ch. 15.4 - Explain how targeted gene silencing and knockout...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.5 - Describe at least one important application of DNA...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.5 - What are short tandem repeats (STRs), and why are...Ch. 15.5 - Why do gene targeting and mutagenesis screening in...Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 15LOCh. 15.6 - Prob. 16LOCh. 15.6 - Prob. 1CCh. 15.6 - Prob. 2CCh. 15.7 - Describe at least two safety issue associated with...Ch. 15.7 - What are some of the environment concerns...Ch. 15 - A plasmid (a) can be used as a DNA vector (b) is a...Ch. 15 - DNA molecules with complementary sticky ends...Ch. 15 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 15 - Which technique rapidly replicated specific DNA...Ch. 15 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 15 - A cDNA clone contains (a) introns (b) exons (c)...Ch. 15 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 15 - Gel electrophoresis separates nucleic acids on the...Ch. 15 - A CRISPR locus in a bacterium contains (a) short...Ch. 15 - DNA molecular with complementary sticky ends...Ch. 15 - These highly polymorphic molecular markers are...Ch. 15 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 15 - Prob. 13TYUCh. 15 - Prob. 14TYUCh. 15 - EVOLUTION LINK DNA technology, such as the...Ch. 15 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY What are some...
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- In what fields is DNA technology useful?arrow_forwardWould it be possible to use human polymerase for the PCR reaction? a. No, because human polymerase does not have the ability to withstand the high temperatures required for the PCR reaction to occur. b. No, because human polymerase cannot be extracted from cells to use in a lab setting. c. Yes, because we are using human DNA as the template DNA. d. Yes, because human polymerase can add bases to a template strand without a primer.arrow_forwardRegarding the PCR technique, what is false?a. It can produce multiple copies of DNA.b. It is the same as DNA fingerprinting.c. It is not a time-consuming process.d. It cannot successfully copy whole genesarrow_forward
- What are the overall benefits/consequences of the Human Genome Project and the ability to quickly perform DNA sequencing?arrow_forwardWhat are some safety and ethical concerns raised by the use of recombinant DNA technology? What are some dangers of introducing genetically engineered organisms into the environment?arrow_forwardHow did the Human Genome Project result in more rapid, lessexpensive DNA-sequencing technology?arrow_forward
- How could personal DNA testing be beneficial to medicine?arrow_forwardHow has DNA-sequencing technology evolved in response to the emerging needs of genome scientists?arrow_forwardWould you be able to replace the Taq polymerase with human polymerase in the PCR reaction? Explain your reasoning.arrow_forward
- Describe at least one important application of DNA technology in each of the following fields: medicine, DNA fingerprinting, and transgenic organisms.arrow_forwardDNA technology has many medical applications. Which of the following is not done routinely at present? (A) production of hormones for treating diabetes and dwarfism (B) analysis of gene expression for more informed cancer treatments (C) gene editing by the CRISPR-Cas9 system in viable human embryos to correct genetic diseases (D) prenatal identification of genetic disease allelesarrow_forwardWhich of the following is involved in recombinant DNA technology? Explain. a. DNA polymerase b. DNA probes c. Restrition enzymes d. Reverse transcriptasearrow_forward
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