In the work done to discover the position and function of the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene, chromosome walking was used to
A) determine which chromosome the CF gene was on.
B) clone segments of DNA on one chromosome closer and closer to the CF gene.
C) identify which chromosome the MET gene was on, as MET and the CF gene are linked.
D) create a DNA probe of the appropriate region of chromosome 7.
E) identify DNA polymorphysims on chromosome 7.

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Chromosome walking is a technique used to clone segments of DNA on a chromosome progressively closer to a gene of interest, in this case, the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene.

In the Work Done to Discover the Position and Function