Create an Experiment Where You Would Use Both a Southern

question 51

Essay

Create an experiment where you would use both a Southern blot and a Northern blot to determine if a newly isolated bacterium contains and actively uses the same catabolic pathway as previously demonstrated. What is the value in doing the Southern blot first? With results from these experiments, how would you conclude if the same pathway is active or not?

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Definitions:

Average-Total-Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the average total cost of producing a good changes as the quantity produced changes.

Average-Fixed-Cost

The fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced; it decreases as production increases.

Average-Variable-Cost

The total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced.

Marginal Costs

The investment required to manufacture an incremental unit of a product or service.