Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following can be done by using biotechnology but cannot be done using traditional agricultural breeding practices?
Open QuestionWhich of the following tools of DNA technology is incorrectly paired with its use?a. electrophoresis—separation of DNA fragmentsb. DNA ligase—cutting DNA, creating sticky ends of restriction fragmentsc. DNA polymerase—polymerase chain reaction to amplify sections of DNAd. reverse transcriptase—production of cDNA from mRNA
Open Question'Bt maize'a. is resistant to various herbicides, making it practical to weed rice fields with those herbicides.b. contains transgenes that increase vitamin A content.c. includes bacterial genes that produce a toxin that reduces damage from insect pests.d. is a 'boron (B)-tolerant' transgenic variety of maize.
Open QuestionPlants are more readily manipulated by genetic engineering than are animals becausea. plant genes do not contain introns.b. more vectors are available for transferring recombinant DNA into plant cells.c. a somatic plant cell can often give rise to a complete plant.d. plant cells have larger nuclei.