In Order to Ensure Compatibility Between the Target DNA and the Plasmid

question 11

Multiple Choice

In order to ensure compatibility between the target DNA and the plasmid DNA,

• A)target DNA is removed from cells and isolated.
• B)cloning host is treated with calcium chloride and receives plasmid.
• C)target DNA and plasmid are treated with the same restriction endonuclease.
• D)desired protein is produced by cloning host.
• E)gene is amplified by multiplication of cloning host.

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Definitions:

DNA Replication

The biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.

mRNA Molecule

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.

Introns

Non-coding sequences of DNA within a gene that are removed by RNA splicing during the maturation of the final RNA product.

Exons

Regions of a gene that code for proteins and are expressed in the RNA.