NA Techniques
PCR
100

Technique of removing DNA or RNA from surrounding material

What is NA extraction?

200

Ubiquitous nuclease that specifically degrades RNA.

What is RNase?

200

This control detects false-positive results.

What is a negative or contamination control?

300

The wavelength that NA molecules absorb UV light.

What is 260nm?

300

This phase of the PCR amplification cycle is when amplicon amplification occurs.

What is the exponential or extension phase?

400

The three methods in the first step of nucleic acid isolation. 

What is chemical, enzymatic and physical?

400

This two step PCR method does not use probes yet is sensitive and can have good specificity.

What is nested PCR?