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You decide to identify the CFTR mutation by analyzing the genomic DNA of your patients compared to healthy individuals. You specifically are looking to see whether a specific 3' gene truncation has occurred in the patients. You will determine this using hybridization techniques with samples from healthy and CF patients. Which of the following will allow you to accomplish this?

Using an RNA probe complementary to the region not removed by the truncation.

Using an RNA probe complementary to the region removed by the truncation.

Using an DNA probe complementary to the region not removed by the truncation.

Using an DNA probe complementary to the region removed by the truncation.

To conduct the hybridization experiment, you are trying to decide between using a DNA or RNA probe. Which would be ideal to use and why?

As both are composed of nucleic acids, using either would result in identical results.

An RNA probe because RNA has uracil bases.

An RNA probe because it could also be used in a translation experiment.

A DNA probe because it is more stable than RNA.

A DNA probe because RNA cannot bind to DNA.

Imagine Hershey/Chase had used an RNA virus (genome composed of RNA) instead of a DNA virus in their experiment. Would radioactivity still have been found in the pellet?

No, because only DNA can be labeled with radioactivity.

No, because the RNA genome would not enter the bacteria upon infection.

No, because while DNA and RNA nucleotides are similar, they are not identical.

Yes, because DNA and RNA nucleotides are similar.

Yes, because genome in any form (DNA, RNA, protein) would be labeled similarly.

The human genome consists mostly of non-coding DNA. Which of the following are benefits of this?

Random DNA mutations generally won't affect RNA and protein function.

It is faster to duplicate the genome when these are present.

The existence of introns can lead to multiple variations of proteins encoded by a single gene.

It is unlikely transposons would exist in the genome if there was too much protein coding DNA.

You accidentally add a mutant dNTP (which has an H instead of an OH connected to the 3’ carbon) to a reaction where DNA is being replicated. Which of the following is true of this mutant dNTP?

It can be incorporated into DNA strand but cannot form a phosphodiester bond with an incoming wild type dNTP

It can be incorporated into a DNA strand but cannot base pair with a complementary nucleotide

It can be incorporated into a DNA strand and can form a phosphodiester bond with an incoming dNTP, but only if it is another mutant dNTP

It cannot be incorporated into a DNA strand.

Andrew Murray's sister, Andrea, is adding to her brother's work on chromosomes. She is using cells that are unable to synthesize adenine (∆ade) and histidine (∆his). The plasmid she is currently working with consists of an origin of replication and the Ade gene.

Following her transformation of the plasmid into her yeast, what media will the cells be plated on to select for cells that have picked up the plasmid?

Media containing histidine

Media containing adenine

Media lacking adenine

Media lacking histidine

Andrew Murray's sister, Andrea, is adding to her brother's work on chromosomes. She is using cells that are unable to synthesize adenine (∆ade) and histidine (∆his). The plasmid she is currently working with consists of an origin of replication and the Ade gene.

She starts by attempting to add the centromere DNA into a plasmid containing the origin of replication. Unfortunately, when adding the centromere sequence, the origin of replication is removed, thus leaving a plasmid with only a centromere and selection marker. Following plasmid transformation, what growth result will she see on her plates?

No colonies

Little colonies

Big colonies

Andrew Murray's sister, Andrea, is adding to her brother's work on chromosomes. She is using cells that are unable to synthesize adenine (∆ade) and histidine (∆his). The plasmid she is currently working with consists of an origin of replication and the Ade gene.

She fixes the mistakes from the previous experiment and now has a complete plasmid (selection marker, origin of replication, centromere). She then inserts telomere sequences into the plasmid. How will this impact her transformation?

It will not impact her transformation

Her transformation will no longer work because plasmids don’t require telomeres

She will now see much larger colonies

She will now see fewer but larger colonies

She will now see smaller colonies

In the Meselson/Stahl experiment, E. coli were first grown in media containing heavy nitrogen, 15N, and then transferred to light nitrogen, 14N, at the beginning of the experiment.

Imagine that their data showed that replication occurs in a conservative manner instead of semi-conservative. What fraction of the DNA helices will consist of mixed DNA after 4 rounds of replication in this case?

None

More than 75%

25-50%

51-75%

Less than 25%

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