Exam 23: Molecular Biology

The first step in southern blotting is

One of the major drawbacks of amplification techniques is that they

Single nucleotide polymorphisms are

Transferring information from DNA to RNA involves

Packaging, organizing, and arranging the DNA in a nucleus is carried out by

Hybridization refers to

Synthesizing a protein using information from RNA is known as

In DNA, thymine binds to:

The process of allowing single-stranded DNA to re-form into a double-stranded form is called

Which of the following techniques enables the identification of a particular sequence of nucleic acid on a cell or tissue?

An alteration in the nucleic acid sequence in which a specific restriction endonuclease cuts can be detected by

The branched DNA test (bDNA)

Denaturation or "melting" DNA refers to

The advantage of non-PCR amplification techniques over PCR is that non-PCR amplification techniques can

Which of the following hybridization techniques does not require separation of different fragments of nucleic acids?

In general, to be highly specific for a particular stretch of DNA, probes must contain at least

The major difference between southern blotting and northern blotting is that

The major advantage of microarrays is that they

Which of the following is a major difference between RNA and DNA? RNA

A set three of nucleotides that encodes for a specific amino acid is called