A Gene That Contains Introns Can Be Made Shorter (But

question 4

Multiple Choice

A gene that contains introns can be made shorter (but remain functional) for genetic engineering purposes by using

• A) RNA polymerase to transcribe the gene.
• B) a restriction enzyme to cut the gene into shorter pieces.
• C) reverse transcriptase to reconstruct the gene from its mRNA.
• D) DNA polymerase to reconstruct the gene from its polypeptide product.
• E) DNA ligase to put together fragments of the DNA that code for a particular polypeptide.

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