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Ch. 20 - DNA Tools and Biotechnology

Chapter 20, Problem 6

Which of the following is not true of cDNA produced using human brain tissue as the starting material? a. It can be amplified by the polymerase chain reaction. b. It was produced from pre-mRNA using reverse transcriptase. c. It can be labeled and used as a probe to detect genes expressed in the brain. d. It lacks the introns of the pre-mRNA.

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Hello, everyone here we have a question asking which of the following accurately describes c D n A. So C d n A is a product of reverse transcription and it is the D n a copy of M r n A. So let's look at our options A. It is created through the transcription process. No, it is created through the reverse transcription process. Be it is used in protein translation. It is not used in protein translation. See it is a D n. A copy of M r N A. That is correct. D It is a nucleotide sequence that uses DNA as a template that is incorrect. So our answer here is see it is a D N a copy of M R N A. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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