Genetically modified (GM) salmon have now been approved for sale in the United States. What environmental concern has been expressed about these salmon? What is being considered to reduce this risk?
What will be an ideal response?
There is concern that the GM salmon may escape and outcompete the wild species. Scientists are planning to breed the fish separately and sterilize them prior to putting them in pens on the coast.
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Genome sequencing and annotation of metabolic pathways has led to predicted interactions that can be tested by transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. These interactions between the individual products can then be linked in a predictive network and used to construct testable hypotheses. The field best suited to investigate these statements would be ________.
A. adaptive biology B. synthetic biology C. pathway-predictive biology D. systems biology
What purpose do restriction enzymes play in bacterial cells?
a. Restriction enzymes prevent the overproduction of mRNA in the bacterial cell. b. Restriction enzymes attack bacteriophage DNA when it enters the cell. c. Restriction enzymes promote bonding of the RNA polymerase to the promoter. d. Restriction enzymes limit the rate of bacterial replication. e. Restriction enzymes connect Okazaki fragments.
In DNA cloning, __________ cut DNA into pieces.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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