RECOMBINANT DNA QUIZ

inoculating needle

DNA probe

laser

gene gun

molecules that help in replication

molecules that degrade nucleic acids

molecules that are able to covalently bond to and carry foreign DNA into cells

molecules that protect host cells from invasion by foreign DNA

To produce RNA primers for replication

All of these

To degrade the bacterial chromosome into small pieces during replication

To degrade invading phage DNA

similarities between the sequences of probe protein and experimental protein

similarities between the sequences of probe DNA and experimental DNA

the molecular mass of proteins

similarities between the sequences of probe RNA and experimental RNA

All of these

the DNA polymerases of these bacteria are much faster than those from other organisms

the DNA polymerases of these bacteria can withstand the high temperatures needed to denature the DNA strands

the DNA polymerases of these bacteria never make mistakes while replicating DNA

a collection of many clones possessing different DNA fragments from the same organisms bound to vectors

a book that describes how to isolate DNA from a particular organism

a database where the sequence of an organism's genome is stored

a place where the information of the genetic organization of organisms are kept.

a bacterium that can be used to introduce DNA into plants

a disease in humans that causes loss of sight

a fungi that is used to produce antibiotics in large amounts

a disease in humans that causes loss of weight

methylating the DNA at the sites that the enzyme recognizes

deleting all recognition sites from the genome

not producing any restriction endonucleases

having anti restriction endonucleases

southern blotting

polymerase chain reaction

northern blotting

DNA replication

be large enough to contain gene-specific sequences

be labeled in some manner to allow detection

None of these

both (a) and (b)