A Gene That Contains Introns Can Be Made Shorter (But

question 3

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 codes for a particular polypeptide.

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Seismic Wave

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