Lab Math
Basic Techniques
Cellular Mechanisms
PCR and Gel Electrophoresis
Result Interpretation
100

How many uM is 30nM?

0.03uM

100

A volume of 10um is most appropriately pipetted with what pipette?

p20

100

What cells do we use in this lab?

Tetrahymena thermophila

100

What templates do we use for PCRs in this lab?

cDNA and gDNA

100

What does the brightness of a band on a gel following a PCR tell you?

Relative amount of PCR product

200

40kg is how many g?

40,000g

200

On a pipette to which stop do you go to suck up liquid?

First

200

Hydroxyurea damages what in cells?

DNA

200

What does PCR stand for?

Polymerase Chain Reaction

200

Housekeeping genes are what type of control?

Negative

300

How many grams of salt go into 1L of water to make a 0.9% saline solution?

9g

300

A p1000 set with the following numbers is ___ : 1,2,5.

Broken

300

The two main DNA damage repair pathways are NHEJ and what?

Homologous Recombination

300

In gel electrophoresis, DNA moves towards which charged end of the gel?

Positive

300

Having no bands or ladder on a gel indicates that what reagent may have not been added to the gel?

SybrSafe

400

To make 50mL of a 0.1X solution you need ___mL of a 1X stock solution.

5mL

400

When focusing a microscope, its best to bring the slide ___ to the objective lens and slowly move it.

Close

400

What protein can convert RNA into cDNA?

Reverse Transcriptase

400

What are the three stages of PCR?

Denaturation; Annealing; Elongation

400

In this experiment, ___ is the positive control.

Rad51

500

How much of a 70% stock solution do you need to make 100mL of a 3.5% solution?

5mL

500

When cell counting, cells on the ___ and ___ borders are counted.

Top or Bottom; Left or Right

500

Dicer binds to what complex to cut sRNAs?

RISC complex

500

What is the temperature for elongation in PCR?

72C

500

Why could your gel have a ladder but no bands?

Several correct answers