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A short peptide region fused to a protein of interest is known as ___________

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asked Feb 7, 2022 in Genetic Engineering by Charlotte (118k points)

A short peptide region fused to a protein of interest is known as ___________

(a) tag

(b) oligonucleotide

(c) fragment

(d) dimer

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The origin of the question is Fusion Proteins in portion Use of Cloned DNA of Genetic Engineering

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answered Feb 9, 2022 by Noah (693k points)
selected Sep 18, 2022 by Charlotte

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Correct answer is (a) tag

For explanation: A short peptide region (generally, a few nucleotides long) is fused to a protein of interest and is known as tag.

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