Multiple Choice
Which of the following best states the overall goal of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process?
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18. Biotechnology
Introduction to Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Introduction to Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following lists includes all the essential components and equipment required to perform a standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?49views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a common use for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique?42views
- Multiple ChoiceWhy is DNA polymerase important to the PCR reaction?466views
- Multiple Choice
PCR is used to _____.
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The polymerase chain reaction:
2271views12rank2comments - Multiple ChoiceWhat is the source of the reverse transcriptase used in recombinant DNA technology?1518views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following enzymes is key to the automation of polymerase chain reactions (PCR)?1311views1rank
- Multiple ChoiceIn the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), the sequence of bases in the primers is important because it __________.1427views1rank
- Multiple ChoiceBecause eukaryotic genes contain introns, their transcripts cannot be translated by bacteria, which lack RNA-splicing machinery. But if you want to engineer a bacterium to produce a eukaryotic protein, you can synthesize a gene without introns. A good way to do this is to __________.1875views
- Textbook Question
A paleontologist has recovered a tiny bit of organic material from the 400-year-old preserved skin of an extinct dodo. She would like to compare DNA from the sample with DNA from living birds. Which of the following would be most useful for increasing the amount of DNA available for testing?
a. Restriction fragment analysis
b. Polymerase chain reaction
c. Molecular probe analysis
d. Electrophoresis
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