Practice Restriction Enzymes (restriction Endonucleases) (1) - Tools and Techniques in Genetic Engineering

Practice: Restriction Enzymes (Restriction Endonucleases)

Lesson 1Tools and Techniques in Genetic Engineering

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Question 1.
Define restriction enzymes in your own words.
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What do they do to DNA?
Question 2.
Name one example of a restriction enzyme.
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Think of a commonly used enzyme.
3Question 3.
What do restriction enzymes do?
- Cut DNA at specific sequences
- Join DNA fragments together
- Amplify DNA segments
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Think about their core function in genetic engineering.
4Question 4.
True or False: Restriction enzymes are found in plants.
- True
- False
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Where do you think they were first discovered?
Question 5.
Describe how you would use a restriction enzyme to clone a gene of interest from one organism into a plasmid for bacterial expression.
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What steps are involved in gene cloning?
Question 6.
You have a DNA sequence that you suspect is recognized by a restriction enzyme. Outline the process of determining if it can be cut by that enzyme.
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What tools could assist in matching sequences?

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