Practice - Types of Vectors
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Practice Questions
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What is a plasmid?
💡 Hint: Think about what kind of DNA is found freely in bacteria.
Name one type of artificial chromosome.
💡 Hint: Look for acronyms related to chromosomes.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plasmids?
💡 Hint: Think about what plasmids do versus what viruses do.
Bacteriophages can carry larger DNA inserts than which vector?
💡 Hint: Recall the characteristics of these vectors.
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Challenge Problems
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How would you design a cloning experiment using cosmids versus plasmids? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.
💡 Hint: Make a comparison chart to visualize the pros and cons.
Evaluate the impact of using BACs in genome projects. How do they help our understanding of complex genomes?
💡 Hint: Think about the scale of the projects and how BACs facilitate those.
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