Arrange the best steps to take to identify the gene and mutation that causes the lung cancer. Not all of the answers will be placed. Isolate tumor DNA lightly fragment the genome transfect the genome into mouse cell line determine shared transfected region repeat with small fragments and sequence the gene generate a cell line from the tumor sequence the tumor-cell genome isolate transformed colonies introduce transfected cells into a mouse

Arrange the best steps to take to identify the gene and mutation that causes the lung cancer. Not all of the answers will be placed. Isolate tumor DNA lightly fragment the genome transfect the genome into mouse cell line determine shared transfected region repeat with small fragments and sequence the gene generate a cell line from the tumor sequence the tumor-cell genome isolate transformed colonies introduce transfected cells into a mouse

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter12: Genes And Cancer

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 18QP: You are in charge of a new gene therapy clinic. Two cases have been referred to you for review and...

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