Genetics: Analysis and Principles
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23.6, Problem 1COMQ
Metagenomics is aimed at
a. determining the complete genome sequence of newly identified microorganisms.
b. mapping the genes along chromosomes of newly identified microorganisms.
c. determining the sequence of DNA fragments in environmental samples.
d. determining the functions of all of the genes in a given species’ genome.
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Chapter 23 Solutions
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 23.2 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 23.3 - A molecular marker is a _____ found at a specific...Ch. 23.3 - 2. Which of the following is an example of a...Ch. 23.3 - To map the distance between molecular markers via...Ch. 23.4 - 1. What is a contig?
a. A fragment of DNA that...Ch. 23.4 - A vector that can carry a large fragment of...Ch. 23.4 - 3. Chromosomal walking is a method of _____ in...Ch. 23.5 - Prob. 1COMQCh. 23.5 - Prob. 2COMQ
Ch. 23.5 - 3. A prokaryotic genome is about 4 million bp in...Ch. 23.6 - Metagenomics is aimed at a. determining the...Ch. 23 - 1. A person with a rare genetic disease has a...Ch. 23 - For each of the following, decide if it could be...Ch. 23 - Which of the following statements about molecular...Ch. 23 - 1. Is each of the following a method used in...Ch. 23 - Prob. 2EQCh. 23 - Prob. 3EQCh. 23 - The cells from a persons malignant tumor were...Ch. 23 - 5. Figure 23.2 describes the technique of FISH....Ch. 23 - Explain how DNA probes with different fluorescence...Ch. 23 - 7. A researcher is interested in a gene found on...Ch. 23 - Prob. 8EQCh. 23 - Prob. 9EQCh. 23 - Prob. 10EQCh. 23 - Prob. 11EQCh. 23 - Prob. 12EQCh. 23 - In the Human Genome Project, researchers have...Ch. 23 - 14. Take a look at question 3 in More Genetic...Ch. 23 - 15. Place the following stages of a physical...Ch. 23 - 16. What is an STS? How are STSs generated...Ch. 23 - 17. Four cosmid clones, which we will call cosmids...Ch. 23 - A human gene, which we will call geneX, is located...Ch. 23 - 19. Describe how you would clone a gene by...Ch. 23 - 20. A bacterium has a genome size of 4.4 Mb. If a...Ch. 23 - 21. Discuss the advantages of next-generation...Ch. 23 - Prob. 22EQCh. 23 - Prob. 23EQCh. 23 - What is a molecular marker? Give two examples....Ch. 23 - Which goals of the Human Genome Project do you...
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