Describe the action of the enzyme transposase

What will be an ideal response?


Transposase makes staggered cuts in chromosomal DNA, into or out of which an IS element can insert.

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A. type I B. type II C. type III D. type IV E. type V

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The arrival of an action potential at a synaptic terminal causes voltage-gated potassium channels to open

____________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Most mitochondrial and chloroplast proteins are made within which part of the cell?

A.) golgi apparatus B.) ER C.) cytosol D.) peroxisome E.) mitochondrion or chloroplast itself

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Which of the following items is NOT a part of the name of a restriction enzyme?

A. the Gram reaction of the source bacterium B. the specific epithet of the source bacterium C. Roman numerals to indicate its order of discovery D. the strain of the source bacterium E. the genus of the source bacterium

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