A research team is working on the design of a new drug for the treatment of lung cancer. To be most effective, this drug must specifically enter the cytoplasm of lung cells while not entering the cells of other tissues. Which of the following characteristics would likely enhance the specificity of this drug?

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The binding of a regulatory protein or transcription factor to a specific DNA site results in a complex which may be analyzed by the technique termed as _____

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Which statement is incorrect about CRISPR?

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#Question id: 12911

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Match the following:

A. DNA polymerases              i. Alkaline phosphatase        a.RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, used in cDNA synthesis

B. Reverse transcriptase        ii. T4 DNA ligase                    b. Thermostable DNA polymerase used in PCR

C. Ligases                                 iii.  AMV-RT                            c. Removes 5′-phosphates from DNA and RNA

D. Phosphatases                     iv. Taq DNA pol                      d. Links 5′-phosphate and 3′-hydroxyl ends via phosphodiester bond

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Name the enzyme which separates the double-helical DNA into single strands.

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________  involves the size analysis of restriction fragments produced by several restriction enzymes individually and in combination. 

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 In Electrophoresis of DNA the gel is first soaked in the alkali then it is transferred to the membrane so that the ________