The bacterial cell wall is composed of a macromolecular network called peplidoglycan (also known as murein) which is present either alone or in combination with other substances

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 13051

#Unit 14. Methods in Biology

Initiation of translation in higher eukaryotic organisms depends on a specific sequence of nucleotides surrounding the start (AUG) codon in the mRNA called……..

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 13052

#Unit 14. Methods in Biology

What would be the effect on the PCR reaction if any of the following circumstances arose: 1) there are no primers in the reaction, 2) there are no dNTPs in the reaction, 3) there is no Taq polymerase in the reaction?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 13053

#Unit 14. Methods in Biology

What would the generally expected effect on the PCR reaction be of adjustments that increase the temperature of the annealing phase and the length of the elongation phase?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 13054

#Unit 14. Methods in Biology

Precision will be reduced, but yield will be increased

Optimisation of a PCR reaction is often a compromise between the competing demands for precision, efficiency and yield. Although the specific effects may vary, generally, increasing the annealing temperature will increase non-specific primer binding and reduce precision. Increasing the length of the elongation phase will reduce the proportion of incomplete newly-synthesised strands and therefore increase yield. In this case, the potential effect on efficiency is unclear. Increasing the elongation phase would increase the reaction time, but the time taken to ramp down to a lower annealing temperature would be reduced.

What would the expected effect be on a PCR reaction if the primers used were slightly shorter and more variable than the intended oligonucleotide sequences?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 13055

#Unit 14. Methods in Biology

Precision will be reduced, but yield will be increased

Optimisation of a PCR reaction is often a compromise between the competing demands for precision, efficiency and yield. Although the specific effects may vary, generally, increasing the annealing temperature will increase non-specific primer binding and reduce precision. Increasing the length of the elongation phase will reduce the proportion of incomplete newly-synthesised strands and therefore increase yield. In this case, the potential effect on efficiency is unclear. Increasing the elongation phase would increase the reaction time, but the time taken to ramp down to a lower annealing temperature would be reduced.

Which of the following will provide least specific amplification in qPCR?

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 13056

#Unit 14. Methods in Biology

Precision will be reduced, but yield will be increased

Optimisation of a PCR reaction is often a compromise between the competing demands for precision, efficiency and yield. Although the specific effects may vary, generally, increasing the annealing temperature will increase non-specific primer binding and reduce precision. Increasing the length of the elongation phase will reduce the proportion of incomplete newly-synthesised strands and therefore increase yield. In this case, the potential effect on efficiency is unclear. Increasing the elongation phase would increase the reaction time, but the time taken to ramp down to a lower annealing temperature would be reduced.

 Which of the following is true for traditional and real time PCR?