Biology (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN: 9781337392938

Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Describe how genome-wide association studies have led to new understandings about the structure and function of the genome.

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Biology (MindTap Course List)

Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1LO Ch. 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. 1C Ch. 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. 8LO Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 1C Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 2C Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 3C Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 9LO Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 10LO Ch. 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. 2C Ch. 15.4 - Describe how genome-wide association studies have...Ch. 15.4 - Explain how targeted gene silencing and knockout...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 1C Ch. 15.5 - Describe at least one important application of DNA...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 1C Ch. 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. 15LO Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 16LO Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 1C Ch. 15.6 - Prob. 2C Ch. 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. 3TYU Ch. 15 - Which technique rapidly replicated specific DNA...Ch. 15 - Prob. 5TYU Ch. 15 - A cDNA clone contains (a) introns (b) exons (c)...Ch. 15 - Prob. 7TYU Ch. 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. 12TYU Ch. 15 - Prob. 13TYU Ch. 15 - Prob. 14TYU Ch. 15 - EVOLUTION LINK DNA technology, such as the...Ch. 15 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY What are some...

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