Match Each Term with Its Definition

question 79

Multiple Choice

Match each term with its definition.
-cDNA library

• A)uses DNA technologies to alter genes in a cell or organism
• B)branch of biology that tries to combine proteomics and genomics at an organismal level
• C)determination and analysis of the nucleotide sequences in the chromosomes in an organism
• D)products of a restriction endonuclease's action
• E)collection of clones that together contain every DNA sequence in a genome, including noncoding sequences
• F)use of a short single stranded DNA sequence, labelled with some sort of tag, to bind to complementary DNA and thus identify it
• G)collection of clones that together contain a DNA version of every mRNA sequence expressed in a particular cell type
• H)procedure described as "a photocopy machine for specific DNA sequences"
• I)DNA from two different sources that have been joined together into a single molecule
• J)term used to describe organisms that have been subject to genetic engineering
• K)study of all of the proteins produced from an organism's genome
• L)study of the functions of genes and noncoding portions of the genome, including their interactions with each other
• M)bacterial enzymes that recognize and cut specific DNA sequences
• N)method of hybridizing labelled DNA to DNA fragments that were previously subjected to gel electrophoresis
• O)technique used to separate DNA molecules based on their relative sizes
• P)method of identifying individuals based on their individual patterns of short tandem repeats located on certain loci of their genome

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Definitions:

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Teratogen

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