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Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Practice Exam Latest Update Graded A After performing the PCR reaction with the primers she designed to amplify lanA, the same technician found that her PCR reaction contained two distinct bands, one at the expected size of 1200 kilobase pairs, and another unexpected band at 2000 kilobase pairs. What is the most likely reason there is an unexpected band in her PCR reaction? She used an annealing temperature that was too low In a biotechnology lab, tap wate...

Health Science test 100% Correctly Solved 2024 What is penicillin, when was it discovered, and what is it used for? - Answer-It is an antibiotic discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming; it was the first antibiotic to treat bacterial infections. What significant thing happened during the Renaissance Period? - Answer-use of the scientific method and invention of the microscope____________________________________________________________ ________ Joseph Lister: - Answer-considered Father of ...

BACE Practice Questions and Answers Graded A+ Lipids are composed mainly of which of the following? Carbon & hydrogen T/F: A solute is the dissolved matter in a solution. True Process by which glucose is utilized by a cell Both aerobic & anaerobic respiration Process which uses carbon dioxide as a raw material Neither aerobic & anaerobic respiration Why are enzymes necessary in living organisms? Enzymes increase the rate of chemical reactions which would otherwi...

how much BSA is needed to prepare 50 mL of 5 mg/ml of BSA (w/v)? - Answer-(50 mL)(5 mg,mL) = 250 mg a technician is assigned the task of inserting a gene, LanA, into a plasmid to ultimately be expressed as a therapeutic protein in E coli. label the following steps (1-4) in the correct order the technician must perform them to accomplish her task. - Answer-1) design primers to amplify the lanA sequence using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and perform the PCR reaction 2) digest and provide ...

BACE Practice Exam Version A 3.0 General Topics in Biotechnology Already Passed Which of the following is NOT considered a significant advance in PCR methodology? the use of agarose gel electrophoresis to visualize amplified products Match the enzyme to its potential use in the laboratory DNA ligase joining pieces of DNA together Match the enzyme to its potential use in the laboratory Heat-stable DNA polymerase preforming PCR reactions Match the enzyme to its potential use in the laboratory...

The National Health Care Skill Standards include an academic foundation. true Keeping up to date with fire safety training is part of the teamwork standard under the National Health Care Skill Standards. False A motion is used to introduce items to the membership for their consideration. True "Biomedical engineer" is considered part of the career pathway in Biotechnology Research and Development. False "Veterinarian" is considered one of the career pathways in...

BACE Exam practice: multiple choice Questions and Answers 2024 explain the difference between a scientific hypothesis, Theory, and law -Hypothesis: tentative statement about the natural world leading to deductions that can be tested -Theory: well sustain an explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses - Law: descriptive generalization about how some aspect of the natural world behaves under stated circumstances ...

What is a concern about genetically engineered plants? - Answer- The newly introduced gene may code for a toxic or allergenic protein What is not a risk encountered in pre-natal diagnostic testing by amniocentesis? - Answer- Overweight babies What are risks with amniocentesis? - Answer- fetal injury, infection, spontaneous abortion, faulty diagnosis leading to unnecessary abortion What is one reason as to why earlier gene therapy clinical trials in humans had to be stopped by the Food a...

BACE test Questions and Answers A technician is assigned the task of inserting a gene, lanA, into a plasmid to ultimately be expressed as a therapeutic protein in E. coli. Label the following steps (1-4) in the correct order the technician must perform them to accomplish her task. Transform E. coli with the plasmid containing lanA. Digest the amplified lanA PCR product and plasmid with appropriate restriction enzymes. Design primers to amplify the lanA sequence using polymerase chai...

Sensitivity of biochemical test in comparison with other methods for the detection of mycoplasma contamination in human and animal cell lines stored in the National Cell Bank of Iran Vahid Molla Kazemiha • Amir Amanzadeh • Arash Memarnejadian • Shahram Azari • Mohammad Ali Shokrgozar • Reza Mahdian • Shahin Bonakdar Received: 20 July 2013 / Accepted: 28 August 2013 / Published online: 4 February 2014  Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 Abstract Mycoplasma contami...