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Set 14 Bacterial Genetics

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Question 1

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Restriction enzymes were named because they restrict

A) the capacity for viral growth.
B) the growth of the bacteria that produces them.
C) bacterial translation.
D) bacterial transformation.
E) bacterial transcription.

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Question 2

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If DNA had 5 different bases,a restriction enzyme with a 4-base recognition sequence would cut DNA approximately every

A) 125 bp.
B) 256 bp.
C) 425 bp.
D) 625 bp.
E) 1056 bp.

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Question 3

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Which of the following is an example of a recombinant DNA molecule?

A) a PCR-amplified fragment
B) a single-stranded RNA hybridized to a single-stranded DNA
C) a genomic fragment of human DNA ligated to a bacterial plasmid vector
D) a chromosome in a bacterial cell
E) a bacterial plasmid cut with a restriction enzyme

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