What Key Advantage Do Emerging Technologies,such as MALDI-TOF and Next

question 13

Multiple Choice

What key advantage do emerging technologies,such as MALDI-TOF and next generation sequencing,have over conventional hybridization and amplification techniques?

• A)They do not require selection of suspected pathogens prior to testing.
• B)They do not require expensive instrumentation or skilled technicians.
• C)They eliminate sample preparation steps,such as nucleic acid purification,prior to testing.
• D)They are readily available in most clinical laboratories.
• E)All of the above.

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Identify mutations in operons and their potential effects on gene expression.

Understand the organization and function of operon elements.

Differentiate between inducible and repressible operon systems and their regulation.

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