Michelle Wants to Know Which Cells in a Particular Organ

question 15

Multiple Choice

Michelle wants to know which cells in a particular organ produce a specific gene product. She has a cDNA clone of the gene available. What method would be the most useful to answer this question?

• A) Sanger sequencing of the clone
• B) real time PCR
• C) FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization)
• D) restriction fragment analysis
• E) microinjection of the gene fragment

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