Question

If detection of enhancers is done it is called as ______ and for detection of transcribed sequences, it is called as ______

(a) enhancer trapping, promoter trapping

(b) enhancer trapping, gene trapping

(c) promoter trapping, gene trapping

(d) promoter trapping, enhancer trapping

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I need to ask this question from Gene Function and Gene Trapping topic in chapter Use of Cloned DNA of Genetic Engineering

Answer 1

Right option is (b) enhancer trapping, gene trapping

Easiest explanation: Trapping can be classified into different types by using different types of constructs. If enhancer is detected it is called as enhancer trapping. For promoter, it is called as promoter trapping and for transcribed sequences it is called as gene trapping.