RECOMBINANT DNA QUIZ

Phage

Plasmid

Cosmid

YAC

BACS

expression vectors

YACS

all of these

restriction endonucleases

DNA gyrase

DNA ligase

helicases

DNA probe

laser

gene gun

inoculating needle

both (a) and (b)

be labeled in some manner to allow detection

be large enough to contain gene-specific sequences

None of these

mononucleotide

plasmid

oligonucleotide

vector

To degrade the bacterial chromosome into small pieces during replication

All of these

To degrade invading phage DNA

To produce RNA primers for replication

the DNA polymerases of these bacteria can withstand the high temperatures needed to denature the DNA strands

the DNA polymerases of these bacteria never make mistakes while replicating DNA

All of these

the DNA polymerases of these bacteria are much faster than those from other organisms

a database where the sequence of an organism's genome is stored

a collection of many clones possessing different DNA fragments from the same organisms bound to vectors

a book that describes how to isolate DNA from a particular organism

a place where the information of the genetic organization of organisms are kept.

DNA polymerase

DNA ligase

DNA helicase

Restriction endonuclease