Understanding Other Techniques - GRE Subject Test: Biology
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The process by which anatomical specimens are separated and analyzed in a detailed manner is termed __________.
The process by which anatomical specimens are separated and analyzed in a detailed manner is termed __________.
Dissection is a surgical procedure in which instruments are used to cut and separate tissues for study.
Eviseration is the removal of the organs or the contents of a cavity. Exsanguination describes massive bleeding. Dissociation is the separation of a complex compound into simpler molecules. Dissemination involves spreading something over a considerable area.
Dissection is a surgical procedure in which instruments are used to cut and separate tissues for study.
Eviseration is the removal of the organs or the contents of a cavity. Exsanguination describes massive bleeding. Dissociation is the separation of a complex compound into simpler molecules. Dissemination involves spreading something over a considerable area.
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Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
Of the conditions tested, which condition is optimal to generate a high transformation yield?
Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
Of the conditions tested, which condition is optimal to generate a high transformation yield?
High transformation yield corresponds with the highest transformation efficiency. The condition that had a pre-incubation of 60 minutes, a heat shock duration of 60 seconds, and a heat shock temperature of 42°C had the highest transformation efficiency of 5.5 x 107 cfu/μg.
High transformation yield corresponds with the highest transformation efficiency. The condition that had a pre-incubation of 60 minutes, a heat shock duration of 60 seconds, and a heat shock temperature of 42°C had the highest transformation efficiency of 5.5 x 107 cfu/μg.
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Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
Which variable had the greatest effect on a high transformation yield?
Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
Which variable had the greatest effect on a high transformation yield?
Differences in pre-incubation duration and heat shock duration do not have a large effect on transformation efficiency. However, at a heat shock temperature of 42°C degrees, regardless of the pre-incubation and heat shock durations, the transformation efficiency is at least 105 fold bigger. Thus, heat shock temperature is the most potent variable tested.
Differences in pre-incubation duration and heat shock duration do not have a large effect on transformation efficiency. However, at a heat shock temperature of 42°C degrees, regardless of the pre-incubation and heat shock durations, the transformation efficiency is at least 105 fold bigger. Thus, heat shock temperature is the most potent variable tested.
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Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
If the student researcher had also done trials with a heat shock temperature of 36°C, the resulting transformation yield would most likely be __________.
Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
If the student researcher had also done trials with a heat shock temperature of 36°C, the resulting transformation yield would most likely be __________.
For a successful transformation, the heat shock temperature must be higher than the temperature at which the bacteria grows (37°C). This is also the temperature at which the bacteria recover. The heat shock creates pores in the plasma membrane of the cell, allowing the plasmid DNA to enter. If the temperature is not high enough, pores will not form in the membrane and the bacteria will not be transformed; therefore, the transformation efficiency will be zero.
For a successful transformation, the heat shock temperature must be higher than the temperature at which the bacteria grows (37°C). This is also the temperature at which the bacteria recover. The heat shock creates pores in the plasma membrane of the cell, allowing the plasmid DNA to enter. If the temperature is not high enough, pores will not form in the membrane and the bacteria will not be transformed; therefore, the transformation efficiency will be zero.
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Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
If the student realizes that a fraction of the ampicillin agar plates he used to select for transformed bacteria had expired, which conditions would most likely have been grown on expired ampicillin?
Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
If the student realizes that a fraction of the ampicillin agar plates he used to select for transformed bacteria had expired, which conditions would most likely have been grown on expired ampicillin?
If the ampicillin expired, there is no selection for only transformed bacteria to grow. As a result, both transformed and non-transformed bacteria would grow. If the ampicillin were indeed expired, we would expect many more colonies to grow. Conditions 4, 5, and 6 have the highest transformation efficiency (most colonies) and would have most likely been the conditions plated on expired ampicillin.
If the ampicillin expired, there is no selection for only transformed bacteria to grow. As a result, both transformed and non-transformed bacteria would grow. If the ampicillin were indeed expired, we would expect many more colonies to grow. Conditions 4, 5, and 6 have the highest transformation efficiency (most colonies) and would have most likely been the conditions plated on expired ampicillin.
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Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
Besides the indicated variables in table 1, what is most likely the next variable the student would introduce in this experiment to optimize transformation efficiency?
Bacterial transformations are a useful tool for biologists to replicate valuable plasmid DNA so that it can be used for a myriad of experiments. A student researcher has designed an experiment to determine the effects of pre-incubation duration, heat shock duration, and heat shock temperature on transformation efficiency. The student transformed 1μg of a β**-**lactamase encoding plasmid and recovered the bacteria for 1 hour at 37°C (shaking at 225rpm) for all conditions in Table 1. He then plated the transformed bacteria on ampicillin agar places and observed growth 24 hours later. Table 1 outlines the variables in the experiment.
Besides the indicated variables in table 1, what is most likely the next variable the student would introduce in this experiment to optimize transformation efficiency?
The correct answer is varying amounts of DNA. Increasing the amount of plasmid DNA can increase transformation efficiency; however, if too much plasmid DNA is introduced into the transformation, a lawn of bacteria will result.
Electro-competent bacteria are transformed by an entirely different mechanism than described here. The type of incubator used for the heat shock will most likely not produce a noticeable difference. When troubleshooting a transformation, the amount of ampicillin is rarely considered; the amount of ampicillin used to select for transformed bacteria is generally always the same.
The correct answer is varying amounts of DNA. Increasing the amount of plasmid DNA can increase transformation efficiency; however, if too much plasmid DNA is introduced into the transformation, a lawn of bacteria will result.
Electro-competent bacteria are transformed by an entirely different mechanism than described here. The type of incubator used for the heat shock will most likely not produce a noticeable difference. When troubleshooting a transformation, the amount of ampicillin is rarely considered; the amount of ampicillin used to select for transformed bacteria is generally always the same.
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