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#Question id: 9230


Brown-headed cowbirds utilize fragmented forests effectively by ________.

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms
  1. feeding on the fruits of shrubs that tend to grow at the forest/open-field interface
  2. parasitizing the nests of forest birds and feeding on open-field insects
  3. consuming the eggs of other species as well as insects and seeds in open fields
  4. outcompeting other songbird species for access to nesting holes in old-growth trees 
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#Question id: 19883

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Which of the following statements are true regarding rDNA technology?
a) rDNA technology is used to obtain large number of copies of specific DNA fragments
b) rDNA technology is used to obtain large quantities of the protein produced by the concerned gene
c) rDNA technology is used to integrate gene of interest into chromosomes where it express itself

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

The first successful transformation of rDNA molecules into a bacterium was carried out by

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

The plasmid used by Cohen and Boyer fr their transformation experiment was

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#Question id: 19886

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Gene cloning refers to the
I) Production of large number of copies of the gene being cloned
II) Production of asexual progeny from a single individual or a cell 
III) Mechanism of intake of DNA fragments from the surrounding medium by a cell

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Paul Berg’s gene splicing experiment created the first rDNA molecules which was a

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#Question id: 19888

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

There are some typical enzyme used in the manipulation of nucleic acid;

                 

                 ENZYMES

 

USE IN NUCLEIC ACID MANIPULATION

 

A) klenow

 

i) DNA-dependent RNA polymerase

 

B) T4 DNA polymerase

 

ii) Single-strand specific nuclease

 

C) Taq DNA polymerase

 

iii) DNA pol I lacks 5’→ 3’ exonuclease activity

 

D) T7 RNA polymerase

 

iv) Thermostable DNA polymerase used in PCR

 

E) S1 nuclease

 

v) Lack  5’→ 3’ exonuclease activity