Which of the following is not true?

a) The foreign gene will replicate in the bacteria, but it will not express itself through transcription and translation.

b)Escherishcia colican be grown in large amounts in synthetic media.

c) Research continues in an effort to find other uses for this technology.

d) Recombinant DNA technology is a fairly recent development.

4. Expression of a gene inEscherishcia coli requires …

a) the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase;

b) the process of transcription and translation;

c) production of insulin and other biomolecules;

d) that the bacteria be grown in a synthetic media.

5. The term recombinant is used because …

a) by ligation, a recombinant molecule is produced, which has the capacity of replication;

b) the technique requires the combination of several types of technology;

c) by ligation, a recombinant protein is produced, part of whose amino acids come from each different organism;

d) Escherishcia coli is a recombinant organism.