Biology 9700 · 19 Genetic technology
19.1 Principles of genetic technology
Explain key genetic engineering tools, PCR, gel electrophoresis, microarrays, and the use of bioinformatics databases in genomic analysis.
- Questions
- 111
- Years
- 2002–2026
- Multiple choice
- 6
- Written answer
- 105
- Average marks
- 11.2
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