The CRISPR-Cas system is exploited experimentally for ____
a. programmable RNA-guided genome editing
b. programmable DNA-guided genome editing
c. cutting DNA at specific sites so it can be inserted into a cloning vector
d. increasing transcription of a gene of interest
e. enhancing DNA polymerase activity in PCR reactions
ANSWER: a
You might also like to view...
Transcription in prokaryotes is carried out by ______, which unwind(s) and transcribe(s) the gene.
A. RNA synthetase B. RNA polymerase II C. RNA polymerase III D. transcription factors E. RNA polymerase
Homeotic genes code for
a. enzymes. b. translation enhancers. c. transcription factors. d. both enzymes and translation enhancers. e. both translation enhancers and transcription factors.
For animals, the final hydrogen acceptor in cellular respiration is ____
a. NADP+ b. sulfur c. oxygen d. magnesium e. phosphorus
Groups of related but distinctly different genes that occur together in clusters are called
A. multigene families. B. tandem clusters. C. segmental duplications. D. single-copy genes.