Why Are Plant Cells, as Opposed to Animal Cells, Particularly

question 207

Multiple Choice

Why are plant cells, as opposed to animal cells, particularly useful as hosts for recombinant DNA?

• A) Animal cells cannot be cultured.
• B) Plant cells lack introns.
• C) Plant cells have the ability to become totipotent.
• D) Plant cells have reverse transcriptase.
• E) Plant cells have plasmids.

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Definitions:

L-Valine

An essential amino acid used in the biosynthesis of proteins, characterized by its branched-chain structure, important for muscle metabolism.

pH

A numeric scale used to specify the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution, where a value of 7 is neutral, values less than 7 are acidic, and values greater than 7 are basic.

Alanine

A non-essential amino acid used by the body to build proteins and play a key role in glucose metabolism.

Distilled Water

Water that has been boiled into vapor and recondensed into liquid, removing impurities and dissolved minerals.