RFLP analysis can be used to distinguish between alleles based on differences in which of the following?

Question

a the ability of the alleles to be replicated in bacterial cells

b the proteins expressed from the alleles

c restriction enzyme recognition sites between the alleles

d the ability of nucleic acid probes to hybridize to the alleles

e the amount of DNA amplified from the alleles during PCR

Answer 1

c. RFLP stands for Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism.  Essentially changing the number of restriction sites within an allele changes the lengths of the DNA fragments produced.

Answer 2

c is correct!

lets see why:

1)RFLP stands for restriction fragment length polymorphism.

2)changes in restriction site causes specific RE (restriction enzyme) loose its ability to break site so create polymorphic DNA sizes after treating the DNA with RE.