If You Knew the Sequence of a Gene in One

question 61

Multiple Choice

If you knew the sequence of a gene in one organism, how could you determine if another organism had a similar gene?

• A)treat the genomes of both organisms with the same restriction enzyme and compare the patterns of the bands produced with gel electrophoresis
• B)insert the known gene into a vector and use the vector to insert the known gene into the other organism
• C)create labeled DNA probes from the known gene and use them to search the genome of the other organism
• D)create a hybrid of the two organisms by breeding them and check for mutations

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Definitions:

Federal Funds Rate

The interest rate at which banks lend reserve balances to other banks overnight, which is determined by the Federal Reserve in the U.S.

M1 Money Supply

A classification within the money supply encompassing all tangible forms of money such as currency and coins, alongside demand deposits and additional liquid assets owned by the central bank.

M2 Money Supply

A measure of the money supply that includes cash, checking deposits, and easily convertible near money, such as savings deposits and money market securities.

Required Reserve Ratio

The fraction of depositors' balances that banks must have on hand as cash, determined by the central bank to ensure the bank's liquidity and stability.