Variation at a Specific Gene Is Known to Affect Metabolism

question 41

Multiple Choice

Variation at a specific gene is known to affect metabolism in mice,but it is not clear which of the nucleotides are responsible for the changes.In addition to recombinant DNA technology,which technique would be most relevant for revealing which of the nucleotides affect metabolism?

• A) Homologous recombination
• B) Antisense RNA
• C) RNA interference
• D) Artificial synthesis
• E) Targeted mutagenesis

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