Evaluation

Question 2

What are 3 advantages of In vitro gene cloning?

Answer 2

• automated; efficient
• very quick
• does not require living cells

Question 3

Why is In vitro gene cloning used for forensic analysis?

Answer 3

because it is very rapid, so lots of copies of DNA can be produced from a minute amount of DNA

Question 4

Why is it beneficial that no living organisms are needed for in vitro gene cloning?

Answer 4

-no complex culturing
-DNA sequence does not need to be changed

Question 5

Why is in vivo cloning less likely to result in false results?

Answer 5

as no risk of contaminants
PCR is easily affected by contaminants if sample is not pure
mutations are rare