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Microbiology

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Set 12 Biotechnology And Synthetic Biology

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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To verify a gene was cloned into a vector successfully, sequencing the vector as well as ________ are commonly performed.

A) agarose gel electrophoresis
B) fluorescence in situ hybridization
C) protein purification
D) northern blots

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Cells that have "insertional inactivation" of the lacZ gene are

A) blue.
B) white.
C) yellow.
D) fluorescent green.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which statement is TRUE?

A) YACs are more likely than BACs to undergo recombination and rearrangement.
B) BACs are more likely than YACs to undergo recombination and rearrangement.
C) YACs and BACs undergo recombination and rearrangement at about the same rate.
D) It is impossible to state with any certainty whether YACs or BACs are more likely to undergo recombination and rearrangement, because environmental factors play a major role in the probability of one or the other occurring.

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