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1.Which of the below enzymes is used to make cDNA? Taq polymerase reverse transc

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Question

1.Which of the below enzymes is used to make cDNA?

Taq polymerase

reverse transcriptase

restriction endonuclease

2.Name the technique that is used to separate out pieces of DNA based on size?

gel electrophoresis

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

restriction endonuclease

DNA sequencing

3.Approximately how many base pairs are found in the human genome?

3 thousand

3 million

3 billion

3 trillion

4.Which of the below techniques is used to make copies of a piece of DNA?

gel electrophoresis

reverse transcriptase

restriction endonuclease

polymerase chain reaction

5.Why would a person want to make cDNA?

to make a copy of a human gene that could be put into a plant cell

to clone a gene

to clone a person

to make a copy of a eukaryotic gene that a prokaryote could transcribe and translate

Explanation / Answer

51.reverse transcriptase is used to make complementary DNA.

2.gel electrophoresis is the process which is separate DNA fragments.

3.approximate base pair in human genome is 3 billion

4.polymerase chain reaction is used to make copies of a piece of DNA

5.to make a copy of a eukaryotic gene that a prokaryote could transcribe and translate