A 16 Kb Linear DNA Is Cut with EcoRI and BamHI.The

question 14

Multiple Choice

A 16 kb linear DNA is cut with EcoRI and BamHI.The EcoRI digest yields fragments of 2,6,and 8 kb.The BamHI digest yields fragments of 5 and 11 kb.An EcoRI-BamHI double digest yields 2,3,5,and 6 kb fragments.If the 3 kb fragment from the double digest is used as the probe in a Southern blot of the EcoRI digest,to which fragment(s) will it hybridize?

• A) 2 kb
• B) 6 kb
• C) 8 kb
• D) 2 and 6 kb
• E) 6 and 8 kb

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