Question 10

(Multiple Choice)

The cDNA for a eukaryotic gene B is 900 nucleotide pairs long.A cDNA clone is used to isolate a genomic clone of gene B,and the gene is sequenced.From start to stop codon,the gene is found to be 1800 nucleotide pairs long.The most probable reason for the discrepancy is that:


A)the mRNA broke during cDNA synthesis.
B)the gene is present as a tandem duplication.
C)the gene has 900 nucleotide pairs of introns.
D)the genomic clone is not really gene B,just a related gene.
E)there was a sequencing error.

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