If a Scientist Wants to Insert a Gene to Transform

question 50

Multiple Choice

If a scientist wants to insert a gene to transform a cell, why is it necessary to attach "stop" and "start" sections to the gene?

• A) The cell's DNA must be able to "read" where the gene stops and starts to make it work.
• B) This is how the cell will be able to determine where the gene starts and ends so it will know where in the DNA it should go.
• C) A gene only works by being translated, so the translating enzymes have to know where to stop and start reading.
• D) Because the gene is artificially engineered, a cell doesn't automatically know where it stops and starts.
• E) Scientists do this for themselves, so they can see where the gene stops and starts.

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