Biology AQA DNA and Genetics - Statistics

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What does PCR stand for? Polymerase Chain Reaction
79%
Enzyme used to join together 2 complimentary sticky ends of DNA. DNA Ligase
64%
A way of using the weights of DNA strands to split them up, gel....... Electrophoresis
60%
An enzyme used to cut a piece of DNA in a specific place. Restriction enzymes/endonucleases
40%
What does the C in cDNA stand for? Complementary
32%
Sticky ends are the favourable type of end, what is the unfavourable one. Blunt end
28%
The study of the effect of environmental factors on gene expression (phenotype) Epigenetics
26%
A short single stranded piece of DNA with a label attatched to it, which is complimentary to a section of DNA under investigation. DNA probe
21%
Enzyme used by HIV to insert its viral RNA into eukaryotes DNA. Reverse transcriptase
19%
The process of a primer joinig to a piece of DNA. Annealing
17%
Sequencing method used to determine the DNA sequence of a streand of DNA. Sanger
15%
What is another term for increased methylation. Hyper methylation
9%
What is the name for the part of the gene that transcription factors bind to. Promoter region
9%
Fill in the blank '...... acetylation makes the DNA coil more preventing transcription.' Decreased
8%
Small overlapping strands of nucleotides used in the gene machine. Oligonucleotides
4%
The collection of chemical tags covering histones. Epigenome
2%
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