In producing an E. coli plasmid to be an expression vector, an experimenter includes genes for selectable markers and a promoter for the expression of the introduced genes. She uses a cDNA sequence to ensure the insert contains no introns

The gene inserted is transcribed, but not translated. What sequence did she omit from the plasmid?


Shine-Dalgarno (sequence)

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The term acute urethral syndrome is used to describe a syndrome of symptoms that include:

a. greater than 105 colony-forming units of bacteria per milliliter (CFU/mL) of urine, dysuria, and frequent urination. b. dysuria, frequency, and urgency but a specimen yielding fewer organisms than 105 CFU/mL urine on culture. c. fever and flank pain, dysuria, vomiting, diarrhea, chills, increased heart rate, and lower abdominal pain. d. dysuria, frequency and urgency along with tenderness and pain over the area of the bladder.

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After an infectious disease has been identified in a population, the next step is to correlate the disease outbreak with a specific organism.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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All animal cells contain the same type and quantity of organelles?

a. true b. false

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The maximum possible rate of increase is a species’

__________ potential. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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