Molecular Biologists Rely on Many,often Sophisticated,techniques to Pursue Their Discipline

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Essay

Molecular biologists rely on many,often sophisticated,techniques to pursue their discipline.One may list ultracentrifugation,electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction,electrophoresis,and computer interfacing as fundamental tools.Model organisms provide the raw materials for study.List three "organisms" (or organismic groups)often used by recombinant DNA technologists and describe a major advantage of each group.

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