Genetics: Analysis and Principles
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780073525341
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.4, Problem 1COMQ
The purpose of site-directed mutagenesis and CRISPR-Cas technology is to
a. determine if a protein binds to a DNA segment.
b. determine the sequence of a segment of DNA.
c. alter the sequence of a segment of DNA.
d. determine if a gene is expressed.
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Chapter 20 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 20.1 - 1. Which of the following may be used as a vector...Ch. 20.1 - The restriction enzymes used in gene-cloning...Ch. 20.1 - 3. Which is the proper order of the following...Ch. 20.1 - 4. The function of reverse transcriptase is...Ch. 20.1 - A collection of recombinant vectors that carry...Ch. 20.2 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 20.2 - Prob. 2COMQCh. 20.2 - 3. During real-time PCR, the synthesis of PCR...Ch. 20.3 - When a dideoxyribonucleotide is incorporated into...Ch. 20.4 - 1. The purpose of site-directed mutagenesis and...
Ch. 20.5 - Which of the following methods use(s) a labeled...Ch. 20.5 - 2. Which of the following methods is used to...Ch. 20.5 - During Western blotting, the primary antibody...Ch. 20.6 - 1. In an EMSA, the binding of a protein to...Ch. 20.6 - The basis for DNase I footprinting is that the...Ch. 20 - Discuss three important advances that have...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2CONQCh. 20 - Write a double-stranded DNA sequence that is 20...Ch. 20 - What is cDNA? In eukaryotes, how does cDNA differ...Ch. 20 - 5. Draw the structural feature of a...Ch. 20 - Prob. 1EQCh. 20 - Prob. 2EQCh. 20 - Describe the important features of cloning...Ch. 20 - 4. How does gene cloning produce many copies of a...Ch. 20 - Prob. 5EQCh. 20 - Prob. 6EQCh. 20 - Prob. 7EQCh. 20 - Prob. 8EQCh. 20 - Prob. 9EQCh. 20 - Starting with a sample of RNA that contains the...Ch. 20 - 11. What type of probe is used for real-time PCR?...Ch. 20 - 12. What phase of PCR (exponential, linear, or...Ch. 20 - 13. DNA sequencing can help us to identify...Ch. 20 - A sample of DNA was subjected to automated DNA...Ch. 20 - Prob. 15EQCh. 20 - Prob. 16EQCh. 20 - Prob. 17EQCh. 20 - Prob. 18EQCh. 20 - Prob. 19EQCh. 20 - E20. In Southern, Northern, and Western blotting,...Ch. 20 - What is the purpose of a Northern blotting...Ch. 20 - Prob. 22EQCh. 20 - Prob. 23EQCh. 20 - 23. In the Western blot shown here, proteins were...Ch. 20 - If you wanted to know if a protein was made during...Ch. 20 - Prob. 27EQCh. 20 - Prob. 29EQCh. 20 - Prob. 31EQCh. 20 - 28. Describe the rationale behind the...Ch. 20 - Certain hormones, such as epinephrine, can...Ch. 20 - An electrophoretic mobility shift assay can be...Ch. 20 - Prob. 35EQCh. 20 - Prob. 36EQCh. 20 - Prob. 37EQCh. 20 - Prob. 24EQCh. 20 - Prob. 30EQCh. 20 - Prob. 25EQCh. 20 - Prob. 1QSDC
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