Which of the Following Statements Is INCORRECT Regarding the Differences

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the differences between a genomic library and a cDNA library?

• A) Genomic libraries contain fewer restriction enzyme sites, whereas cDNA libraries contain many more.
• B) A genomic library is prepared from total genomic DNA, whereas a cDNA library is prepared from mRNA.
• C) Genomic libraries contain much more sequence information and are much larger than cDNA libraries.
• D) Genomic libraries contain coding and noncoding (regulatory, intron, etc.) sequences, whereas cDNA libraries contain only coding sequences along with their associated 5' and 3' untranslated regions.
• E) cDNA libraries are generated with the use of reverse transcriptase, whereas genomic libraries are not.

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