Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 17.1, Problem 2MI
Which of the above enzymes yield blunt ends? Which yield sticky ends with a 5′ overhang? What about a 3′ overhang?
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 17.1 - Examine the uncut piece of DNA shown in the upper...Ch. 17.1 - Which of the above enzymes yield blunt ends? Which...Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 3MICh. 17.1 - What would you conclude if you obtained only blue...Ch. 17.1 - Why must introns be removed from eukaryotic DNA...Ch. 17.1 - Which plasmid is a shuttle vector? Why?Ch. 17.1 - In what ways does the BAC shown here differ from...Ch. 17.1 - Describe restriction enzymes, sticky ends, and...Ch. 17.1 - What is cDNA? Why is it necessary to generate cDNA...Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 3CC
Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 4CCCh. 17.1 - Prob. 5CCCh. 17.2 - Why, after three cycles, are the vast majority of...Ch. 17.2 - Briefly describe the polymerase chain reaction....Ch. 17.2 - Why is PCR used to detect infectious agents that...Ch. 17.2 - How would you use PCR to measure the concentration...Ch. 17.2 - Why is it possible to visualize a PCR product on...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 5CCCh. 17.3 - Why are long fragments (e.g., 20,000 bp) of...Ch. 17.4 - What special considerations are necessary if one...Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 17.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 17.4 - Prob. 3CCCh. 17.4 - You are studying chemotaxis proteins in a newly...Ch. 17.5 - Prob. 1MICh. 17.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 17.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 17 - Which of the DNA molecules shown are recombinant?Ch. 17 - Prob. 1RCCh. 17 - Prob. 2RCCh. 17 - Prob. 3RCCh. 17 - Prob. 4RCCh. 17 - Prob. 5RCCh. 17 - Prob. 6RCCh. 17 - Prob. 1ALCh. 17 - Prob. 2ALCh. 17 - Suppose you transformed a plasmid vector carrying...Ch. 17 - You are interested in the activity and regulation...Ch. 17 - Prob. 5ALCh. 17 - Prob. 6ALCh. 17 - Prob. 7AL
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