What Is a Significant Problem with Regard to Making CDNA

question 45

Multiple Choice

What is a significant problem with regard to making cDNA libraries to analyze overall gene function in an eukaryotic organism?

• A) A cDNA library will only contain genes that are actively transcribed in the organism.
• B) Reverse transcriptase cannot be used to make cDNA libraries.
• C) cDNA cannot be amplified by PCR.
• D) cDNA libraries do not contain intron sequences.
• E) cDNA libraries may contain several alternatively spliced forms of the same gene.

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Definitions:

Rhodopsin

A light-sensitive pigment found in the rod cells of the retina, crucial for low-light vision.

Photoreceptor

A light-sensitive cell located on the retina that converts light energy into neural impulses.

Iris

the colored ring around the pupil of the eye, responsible for controlling the size of the pupil and thus the amount of light that enters the eye.

Light Entering Eye

The process by which visual information begins its journey to perception, involving photons passing through the eye's structures to reach and stimulate the retina.