Imagine a Region of DNA Containing a Variable Number Tandem

question 109

Multiple Choice

Imagine a region of DNA containing a variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) that is found in the genome of koalas. The possible number of VNTR alleles in the population equals the number of:

• A)genes.
• B)base pairs.
• C)times a gene is repeated in tandem along the DNA.
• D)times a short noncoding sequence is repeated in tandem along the DNA.
• E)restriction fragment length polymorphisms there are in the genome.

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