Chapter 20: Q20-6TYU. (page 439)
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.
Short Answer
(A) The statement 鈥淚t can be amplified by the polymerase chain reaction.鈥 is false.
(B) The statement 鈥淚t was produced from pre-mRNA using reverse transcriptase.鈥 is false.
(C) The statement 鈥淚t can be labeled and used as a probe to detect genes expressed in the brain.鈥 is true.
(D) The statement 鈥淚t lacks the introns of the pre-mRNA鈥 is false.
