Transcomplementation Is a Name Sometimes Given for a Test to See

question 25

Multiple Choice

Transcomplementation is a name sometimes given for a test to see whether a gene from one organism can "rescue" a loss-of-function mutant of a different organism with a homologous gene.To which of the following processes might this term apply?

• A)replacement of a nonfunctional globin gene with a globin pseudogene
• B)substitution of a drought-resistant gene from potato plants with a drought-resistant gene from a cactus species
• C)introduction of a human WEE1 gene into a yeast culture with wee1- mutants
• D)replacement of a cdc25- with a cdc13+ gene to rescue a cell cycle dysfunction
• E)use of Drosophila heat shock gene promoters to regulate heat shock genes in fugu

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