Processes of recombinant DNA technology
- Stirred-tank bioreactors have been designed for Answer: 2. availability of oxygen throughout the process A stirred-tank bioreactor has an agitator and a sparger. Stirring mixes the content... 1
- A foreign DNA and plasmid cut by the same restriction endonuclease can be joined to form a recombinant plasmid using Answer: 3. ligase The same restriction enzyme gives matching sticky ends on the foreign DNA and plasmid. These ends anneal, and DNA ligase s... 1
- Which of the following is not a component of downstream processing? Answer: 3. Expression Downstream processing includes separation, purification and preservation of the product after the biosynthesis stage.... 1
- The taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from : Answer: 1. *Thermus aquaticus* Key idea: Taq polymerase comes from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus. It is stable at the high te... 1