DNA Extraction and Manipulation Process
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What is the purpose of using restriction enzymes in genetic engineering?

  • To join DNA fragments together
  • To insert DNA into the host cell
  • To cut DNA at specific locations (correct)
  • To extract DNA from the cell
  • Which enzyme is responsible for joining DNA fragments together in genetic engineering?

  • Cellulose
  • Lysosomes
  • Chitinase
  • DNA ligase (correct)
  • How is the recombinant DNA molecule inserted into a host cell in genetic engineering?

  • Through the action of DNA ligase
  • By using restriction enzymes
  • By using cell wall digesting enzymes
  • Through a process called transformation (correct)
  • Why are selective markers, such as antibiotic resistance genes, used in the selection and screening of transformed cells?

    <p>To identify transformed cells that have taken up the recombinant DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of bonds does DNA ligase catalyze the formation of between DNA fragments?

    <p>Phosphodiester bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the sugar-phosphate backbones of adjacent DNA molecules during the action of DNA ligase?

    <p>They anneal together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of DNA ligase in the formation of a recombinant DNA molecule?

    <p>It repairs breaks in the sugar-phosphate backbone</p> Signup and view all the answers

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