- What enables scientists to take nucleotide fragments from other DNA
and reassemble fragments into a new nucleotide sequence?
(a) enzyme DNA technology
(b) enzyme technology
(c) recombinant DNA technology
(d) recombinant enzyme technology - The result of two incisions made in a double-helical segment is called
(a) overhang
(b) recognition sequence
(c) restriction enzymes
(d) restriction fragment - Restriction enzymes are used to cut double stranded DNA along the exte-
rior of the strand.
(a) True
(b) False - What is another name for a restriction endonuclease?
(a) plasmid
(b) vector
(c) agarose gel
(d) restriction enzyme - The nucleotide genome consists of the seven nucleic acids that encode
genetic information on RNA.
(a) True
(b) False - The end of the cut of a double-helical segment is called _____ in
certain enzymes.
(a) restriction enzymes
(b) overhang
(c) recognition sequence
(d) restriction fragment - The four nucleotides are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and
thymine (T).
(a) True
(b) False
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