3.4 - Practical Use
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Practice Questions
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What is gene cloning?
💡 Hint: Think about what it means to duplicate something.
Define plasmid.
💡 Hint: Think of it as a tool used to carry genes.
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What is the primary purpose of gene cloning?
💡 Hint: Think about the definition we covered in class.
Site-directed mutagenesis is used to:
💡 Hint: Consider what we discussed about its applications.
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Challenge Problems
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Design an experiment using gene cloning to introduce a gene of interest into a bacterial strain. Outline the steps and techniques used.
💡 Hint: Think about the role of plasmids and selection markers.
Discuss how site-directed mutagenesis could be used in drug development. Provide a hypothetical example.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of changing specific proteins involved in disease.
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