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Ch. 20 - DNA Tools and Biotechnology

Chapter 20, Problem 2

Which of the following tools of DNA technology is incorrectly paired with its use? a. electrophoresis—separation of DNA fragments b. DNA ligase—cutting DNA, creating sticky ends of restriction fragments c. DNA polymerase—polymerase chain reaction to amplify sections of DNA d. reverse transcriptase—production of cDNA from mRNA

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Hello everyone here we have a question saying the following. Our D. N. A. Technology tools identify which of the fallen correctly matches. A electrophoresis facilitates the joining of D. N. A strands. Electrophoresis is a laboratory technique used to separate D. N. A. So A. Is incorrect. Be reverse transcriptase generation of a copy of D. N. A. From messenger RNA. This is correct. C. D. N. A legacy application of a specific DNA region. DNA ligas is an enzyme that facilitates the joining of D. N. A strands together. This is incorrect. D proliferates chain reaction. The separation of D. N. A. Such RNA fragments based on size and electrical charge proliferates chain reaction is the amplification of specific D. N. A. Region, so that is incorrect. So our answer here is B reverse transcriptase is the generation of a copy of DNA from messenger RNA. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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