Practice What Are They? (1.1) - Tools and Techniques in Genetic Engineering
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are restriction enzymes?

💡 Hint: Think about their cutting function.

Question 2 Easy

Give an example of a restriction enzyme.

💡 Hint: What enzyme cuts the GAATTC sequence?

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Question 1

What do restriction enzymes specifically recognize?

Protein sequences
Lipids
DNA sequences
RNA sequences

💡 Hint: Focus on the type of molecule they act upon.

Question 2

True or False: Restriction enzymes are only found in human cells.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember their purpose in bacteria.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a DNA sequence and a restriction enzyme, predict the fragments that will result after the cut. For example, how would EcoRI cut the sequence GAATTC?

💡 Hint: Draw out the sequence to visualize the cut.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design an experiment using restriction enzymes to clone a gene from one organism into a plasmid vector. Outline the steps and mention how you would confirm successful cloning.

💡 Hint: Think about each of the key steps in molecular cloning and the tools you would use.

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