Gene Cloning
CBSE · Class 12 · Biotechnology
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What to Focus On
- Candidate genes are selected for useful traits or biological importance.
- The human genome is extremely large, making gene identification difficult.
- mRNA from a specific tissue can be used to make cDNA for cloning.
- DNA and RNA must be protected from nuclease damage during extraction.
- Lysozyme is used for bacterial cell wall digestion.
- CTAB is used for plant DNA isolation.
- Exonucleases remove nucleotides from DNA ends.
- Endonucleases cut inside DNA or RNA molecules.
- Type II restriction enzymes are the ones used in recombinant DNA technology.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
All restriction enzymes cut DNA in the same way, so any restriction enzyme can be used equally in recombinant DNA technology.
HindII and HindIII are the same enzyme, and both refer to the first restriction enzyme isolated.
DNA ligase always works in the same way, so E. coli DNA ligase and T4 DNA ligase can be used interchangeably for any DNA joining task.
Memory Tips
Meaning of gene cloning
Difficulty of finding a gene in the genome
Candidate gene from mRNA using reverse transcriptase
Lysozyme action in bacterial DNA isolation
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- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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