Genetics: Analysis and Principles
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780073525341
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22.5, Problem 3COMQ
A prokaryotic genome is about 4 million bp in length. About how many genes would you expect it to contain?
a. 400
b. 4000
c. 40,000
d. 400,000
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Chapter 22 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 22.1 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 22.2 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 22.3 - A molecular marker is a _____ found at a specific...Ch. 22.3 - 2. Which of the following is an example of a...Ch. 22.3 - To map the distance between molecular markers via...Ch. 22.4 - 1. What is a contig?
a. A fragment of DNA that...Ch. 22.4 - A vector that can carry a large fragment of...Ch. 22.4 - 3. Chromosomal walking is a method of _____ in...Ch. 22.5 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 22.5 - Prob. 2COMQ
Ch. 22.5 - 3. A prokaryotic genome is about 4 million bp in...Ch. 22.6 - Metagenomics is aimed at a. determining the...Ch. 22 - 1. A person with a rare genetic disease has a...Ch. 22 - For each of the following, decide if it could be...Ch. 22 - Which of the following statements about molecular...Ch. 22 - 1. Is each of the following a method used in...Ch. 22 - Prob. 2EQCh. 22 - Prob. 3EQCh. 22 - The cells from a persons malignant tumor were...Ch. 22 - 5. Figure 23.2 describes the technique of FISH....Ch. 22 - Explain how DNA probes with different fluorescence...Ch. 22 - 7. A researcher is interested in a gene found on...Ch. 22 - Prob. 8EQCh. 22 - Prob. 9EQCh. 22 - Prob. 10EQCh. 22 - Prob. 11EQCh. 22 - Prob. 12EQCh. 22 - In the Human Genome Project, researchers have...Ch. 22 - 14. Take a look at question 3 in More Genetic...Ch. 22 - 15. Place the following stages of a physical...Ch. 22 - 16. What is an STS? How are STSs generated...Ch. 22 - 17. Four cosmid clones, which we will call cosmids...Ch. 22 - A human gene, which we will call geneX, is located...Ch. 22 - 19. Describe how you would clone a gene by...Ch. 22 - 20. A bacterium has a genome size of 4.4 Mb. If a...Ch. 22 - 21. Discuss the advantages of next-generation...Ch. 22 - Prob. 23EQCh. 22 - Prob. 24EQCh. 22 - Prob. 15EQCh. 22 - What is a molecular marker? Give two examples....Ch. 22 - Which goals of the Human Genome Project do you...
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