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  • Question
  • The PCR/sequencing approach to rRNA is most likely to give information about


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  • A. the species to which the bacteria are most closely related
  • B. morphology of the bacterium
  • C. the type of energy metabolism the bacterium has
  • D. whether the bacterium is motile

  • Correct Answer
  • the species to which the bacteria are most closely related 


  • Polymerase Chain Reaction problems


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    • 1. Which of the following infection(s) can be diagnosed by the use of polymerase chain reaction?

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    • A. HIV-1 and HIV-2 viruses
    • B. Hepatitis B virus
    • C. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. The efficiency of amplification in PCR in later cycles is reduced due to

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    • A. reduction in substrate concentration
    • B. insufficient enzyme and time to synthesize mass quantity of DNA
    • C. build up of PCR product which competes with primers for hybrid formation
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. The template for PCR is

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    • A. RNA
    • B. single stranded DNA
    • C. double stranded DNA
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. The original enzyme(s) used in PCR reaction is/are known as

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    • A. E. coli DNA polymerase
    • B. E. coli RNA polymerase
    • C. Taq polymerase
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. The cloning step in PCR/sequencing analysis of microbial communities is necessary for

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    • A. the amplification process
    • B. preventing contamination by outside DNA
    • C. separating the different rRNA gene sequences in the mixture
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Polymerase chain reaction basically consists of

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    • A. two steps
    • B. three steps
    • C. four steps
    • D. five steps
    • Discuss
    • 7. RNA populations can also be used as PCR templates after reverse transcription into

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    • A. c DNA
    • B. t RNA
    • C. m DNA
    • D. r RNA
    • Discuss
    • 8. The class of immunoglobulins which can cross the placenta is

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    • A. IgM
    • B. IgG
    • C. IgA
    • D. IgD
    • Discuss
    • 9. Heat-labile class of immunoglobulins include

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    • A. IgA
    • B. IgE
    • C. IgG
    • D. IgM
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following (s) is/are function (s) of Fc fragment of IgG?

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    • A. It determines catabolic rate
    • B. It binds complement
    • C. It is related to passage of IgG across the placental barrier
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss


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