Question 1
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Name the two methods of physical fragmentation
Question 2
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Non-random shearing involves the use of helicases
Question 3
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Which of the following cuts most frequently?
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4 cutters
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6 cutters
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8 cutters
Question 4
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A 4 cutter cuts a 4 bp sequence, and so on
Question 5
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The staggered ends of two different enzymes can be ligated together, but afterwards cannot be cut by the same enzymes
Question 6
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When dealing with DNA-cutting enzymes, what does the word degenerate mean?
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The ends they produce don't last long
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They can cut more than one sequence
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Where in the sequence they cut changes
Question 7
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What conditions are necessary for a partial digest?
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Not enough time
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Less enzyme
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Wrong enzyme conditions
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A four cutter
Question 8
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Why could a partial digest be done?
Question 9
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Why is E.Coli most often used as a cloning vector?
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It has a rapid generation time
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Its DNA is easy to manipulate
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Its DNA is easy to get hold of
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They don't mutate much
Question 10
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Bacteriophages can be used to transplant vectors into E.Coli
Question 11
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How does M13 infect the male E.Coli?
Question 12
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Once inside the cell, the ssDONA of M13...
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Is convered to dsDNA that acts like a plasmid
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Is integrated into the bacterial chromosome
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Is cut up by restriction enzymes ans integrated into the bacterial chromosome
Question 13
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TEVEN and Lambda enter the bacteria directly through the pore
Question 14
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What is the point of the resistance genes in this Generation 1 plasmid
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Tetracycline is interrupted- E.Coli with no resistance have had the recombinant plasmid inserted
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The recombinant DNA is inserted at the EcrR1 site
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E.Coli with ampicillin resistance have taken up a version of the plasmid
Question 15
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What gene is disrupted in Gen 2 plasmids?
Question 16
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Once the LacZ subunit has been assembled, what form does LacZ take?
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Monomer
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Dimer
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Tetramer
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Hexamer
Question 17
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For Gen 2 plasmid testing to work, the LacZ gene must be removed from the E.Coli, and a plasmid for the large LacZ subunit added
Question 18
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Why is the dish impregnated with X-Gal?
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It goes from blue to white in the presence of LacZ
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It goes from white to blue in the presence of LacZ
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It goes from white to blue in the presence of the small subunit of LacZ
Question 19
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If the gene is successfully inserted, the colony will remain white
Question 20
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A Phagemid is virally inserted DNA in plasmid form
Question 21
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Why would a vector be given an M13 origin and inserted with M13?
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The M13 phage will treat the plasmid as its own DNA and replicate it for secretion
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The phage will insert the vector into the chromosome
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The phage will prevent the bacteria from destroying the plasmid
Question 22
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Cosmids are plasmids with...?
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Cos lambda sites
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Cos beta sites
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Cos gamma sites
Question 23
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Which of the following has the largest limit?
Question 24
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Why do you remove a phosphate from the ends of bacterial DNA using a phosphatase?
Question 25
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Why mix enzyme T4 and ATP together with the DNA to be inserted?
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Adding AMP to ligated ends gives easily ligable high energy form
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ATP & T4 remove the phosphates from the ends of the DNA to prevent self annealing
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T4 can only ligate DNA in the presence of ATP
Question 26
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A vector must be used because E.Coli cannot take up linear DNA