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Polymerase Chain Reaction
DNA analysis often requires focusing on one or more specific regions of the genome. It also frequently involves…
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Gel Electrophoresis
Because nucleic acids are negatively charged ions at neutral or alkaline pH in an aqueous environment, they can…
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Manipulating Genetic Material
To accomplish the applications described above, biotechnologists must be able to extract, manipulate, and analyze nucleic acids. Review…
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Introduction to Biotechnology
Figure 10.1 (a) A thermal cycler, such as the one shown here, is a basic tool used to…
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Alternative RNA Splicing
In the 1970s, genes were first observed that exhibited alternative RNA splicing. Alternative RNA splicing is a mechanism…
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How Genes Are Regulated ?
For a cell to function properly, necessary proteins must be synthesized at the proper time. All organisms and…
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Translation
The synthesis of proteins is one of a cell’s most energy-consuming metabolic processes. In turn, proteins account for…
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Eukaryotic RNA Processing
The newly transcribed eukaryotic mRNAs must undergo several processing steps before they can be transferred from the nucleus…
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Transcription
In both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the second function of DNA (the first was replication) is to provide the information…
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DNA Repair
DNA polymerase can make mistakes while adding nucleotides. It edits the DNA by proofreading every newly added base.…
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