Why Is It So Important to Be Able to Amplify

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why is it so important to be able to amplify DNA fragments when studying genes?

• A) DNA fragments are too small to use individually.
• B) A gene may represent only a millionth of the cell's DNA.
• C) Restriction enzymes cut DNA into fragments that are too small.
• D) A clone requires multiple copies of each gene per clone.
• E) It is important to have multiple copies of DNA in the case of laboratory error.

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Definitions:

Boron

A chemical element with the symbol B and atomic number 5, used in fiberglass, borosilicate glass, and as a dopant in semiconductors.

Carbon

A non-metallic chemical element with symbol C, essential to all known life, forming organic compounds when combined with hydrogen, oxygen, etc.

Copper

A reddish-brown, ductile, and malleable metal that is a good conductor of heat and electricity, symbolized as Cu with an atomic number of 29.

Cobalt

A chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27, used in alloys, batteries, and as a blue pigment for glass and ceramics.