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Year 13 Biology

Genome projects and gene technologies

Sequencing methods and genome projects, recombinant DNA technology, in vivo and in vitro cloning, DNA probes, genetic engineering and fingerprinting, and the ethics of gene technologies.

Genome projects and gene technologies free practice

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1. A plasmid is 4300 base pairs long and is cut once. A gene of 1200 base pairs is ligated in. How many base pairs are in the recombinant plasmid?

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