Week 10 - Biotechnology - Grade 12GEN - Part 2

Open Ended

2.1.6 Explain the role of plasmids and DNA ligase in recombinant DNA technology

Multiple Choice

Restriction Enzymes can cut at any sequence of DNA

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What is a plasmid?

• a section of the human genome

• a material that cuts DNA

• an accessory piece of DNA found in bacteria

• viral DNA

Multiple Choice

What enzyme is used to ensure that the recombinant DNA created is bonded together along the sugar-phosphate backbone?

• DNA polymerase

• RNA polymerase

• ligase

• helicase