DNA fingerprinting is a method used to ____
a. identify a species
b. distinguish between two individuals of the same species
c. examine the DNA sequences encoding for human fingerprints
d. extract DNA samples from human fingerprints
e. determine the sequence of the human genome
ANSWER: b
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A. synthetic B. transgenic C. cloned D. mutant
Messenger RNA editing is an example of gene expression at the _________ level.
a) preternatural b) post-translational c) post-transcriptional d) translational e) transcriptional
The first antimicrobial widely available for treatment of bacterial infections was a synthetic compound which
A) was an antimetabolic analog. B) was a nucleotide analog. C) was an attachment antagonist. D) disrupted cytoplasmic membranes. E) interfered with bacterial cell wall synthesis.
Assume you inoculated 100 cells, with a generation time of 20 minutes, into 100 ml of nutrient broth. You then inoculated 100 cells of the same species into 200 ml of nutrient broth. After incubation for 4 hours, you can reasonably expect to have
A) more cells in the 100 ml. B) more cells in the 200 ml. C) the same number of cells in both. D) The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.