Which is most analogous to the role of GFP in recombinant DNA technology?
A. Creating a metagenomic library representing archaea bacteria that thrive in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park.
B. Comparing the RFLP patterns of DNA from various suspects to DNA isolated from the scene of a crime using gel electrophoresis.
C. Monitoring the spread of multi-drug resistant pathogens on a hospital floor by comparing antibiotic susceptibility patterns.
D. Using dyes to stain and detect bacteria under light microscopy from the sputum of a patient diagnosed with tuberculosis.
Answer: D
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The ascending portion of the loop of Henle is
A. permeable to water and impermeable to sodium. B. permeable to water and permeable to sodium. C. impermeable to water and permeable to sodium. D. impermeable to water and impermeable to sodium. E. the site of active transport of water.
Choose the function in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
A) GC and CAAT boxes B) message containing information for a gene C) multiprotein complex associated with augmentation of transcription of a particular gene D) transcribed and translated continually in a cell E) increases frequency of transcription of a particular gene F) enhancer-associated transcription factors G) regulatory protein allows transcription H) message containing information for multiple genes I) inhibits transcription of a particular gene J) transcribed and translated at certain times in a cell K) control expression of other genes essential in development L) enhancer-associated translation factors M) regulatory protein prevents transcription 1) activators 2) homeotic genes 3) silencer 4) polygenic mRNA 5) enhancer 6) enhanceosome 7) negative gene control 8) constitutive gene 9) positive gene control 10) proximal control elements
Which event occurred first?
a. evolution of vascular plants b. evolution of modern humans c. oxygen accumulation in the Earth's atmosphere d. evolution of prokaryotes e. evolution of reptiles
The number of organelles such as chloroplasts, mitochondria, and rough endoplasmic reticulum is the same in all eukaryotic cells
Indicate whether the statement is true or false