How Can Transgenic Organisms Be Used to Identify Transcriptional Enhancers

question 7

Multiple Choice

How can transgenic organisms be used to identify transcriptional enhancers?

• A)A reporter gene can be constructed so that its expression is controlled by an enhancer that may potentially exist within a fragment of genomic DNA.
• B)A reporter gene can be expressed in every tissue.
• C)A gene that is normally expressed in the organism can be cloned under the control of different regulatory elements so that it is expressed in all tissues.
• D)A transgene can be integrated in a site that disrupts a gene to determine whether that gene is essential for the cell or organism.

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