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WorksheetsPCR Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are some of the functions of PCR
Confirm Cancer
Diagnostics
Identify mutations
Observe mutations
Kary (a) discovered PCR in 1984
What is not found in PCR
Taq polymerase
Nucleotides
Polymerase
Cofactor
Which one isn't a part of the PCR process?
Denaturing
Copying
Annealing
Extension
What is denaturation?
Proteins binding together
Proteins gaining structure
Proteins outside of their optimum range
Proteins losing their shape
What does PCR stand for?
(a)
What are primers?
Short DNA sequences that provide a starting point for DNA synthesis
Long DNA sequences that provide a starting point for DNA synthesis
A protein that binds to the DNA to mark the starting point
Inhibitors
The polymerase enzyme (a) a new DNA strand
How is reverse transcription different from conventional PCR?
Why is PCR so significant in the field of molecular biology?
