You’ve cloned a 2-kb fragment of DNA from the G38APO8 gene into a bacterial cloning vector and want to construct a restriction map of the insert. You amplify the 2-kb insert using PCR, purify it, and subject it to differential digestion with the enzymes EcoRI and HindIII, gel-fractionate the digests, […]

1. What allows for the copying of only very specific sections of DNA from all the DNA in a sample of Human cells?2. Why are fluorescent primers used when preparing a DNA sample for profiling?3. What is the function of gel electrophoresis in DNA profiling?4. Explain, in very general terms, […]

Consider a hypothetical hemoglobin with a Hill coefficient of 1 and the same p50 value as normal hemoglobin. Choose the statement below that best describes the two proteins. a. The two hemoglobins would be able to deliver about the same amount of oxygen to the tissues. b. At pO2 less […]

Access the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, and conduct a search on malaria. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you answer the following questions: How do  parasites affect the spread of malaria? What did you discover about malaria that you did not previously know? What are some countries […]