Q. What are primers?

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Q. A reaction mixture for PCR consists of ____________

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Q. Which of the following is a characteristic of Taq polymerase?

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Q. These are steps taken in carrying out the PCR reaction:

i) Attaching of primers by cooling
ii) Denaturation of strands
iii) DNA synthesis
iv) Heating

Which is the correct order?

(Mentioned from starting to ending the reaction)

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Q. Which of the following is not a condition for PCR?

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Q. Primers and polymerases are added again during the reaction because they get consumed as the reaction proceeds.

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Q. All the molecules generated during PCR will not be full length. Some will also be of intermediate length. Which of the statements is correct?

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Q. Which of the following activity is not present in Taq polymerase?

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Q. Choose the correct statement.

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Q. What is the half life cycle for Taq polymerase?

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Q. Taq polymerase incorporates which residue at 3’ end?

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Q. Polymerases are also available from other Thermus species. Which of the following is correct?

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Q. Polymerases are available with proof reading activity. Which of the following are the characteristics of these types of polymerases?

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Q. Thermococcus litoralis grows at a temperature upto 98 degrees.

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Q. Primers are generally ____________

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Q. Which end of the primer should be matched properly in order to carry out the amplification?

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Q. Which of the following nucleotides should be there at 3’ end?

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Q. Melting temperature is given by ____________

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Q. Both the primers, the start primer and the end primer should have a nearly same melting temperature.

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Q. Why internal secondary structures are not preferred for primers?

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