HISTORY
THEY DISCOVERED THE DOUBLE HELIX STRUCTURE OF DNA.
WHO ARE WATSON AND CRICK?
THE PROCESS OF PRIMERS ATTACHING TO SINGLE-STRANDED DNA
WHAT IS ANNEALING?
THE MEASUREMENT OF AMPLICON, IN REAL TIME, WITH PRODUCT QUANTIFICATION AFTER EACH CYCLE.
WHAT IS REAL-TIME PCR?
MICROBIOLOGY
SCHOOLS CAN USE THIS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS TO HELP TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT PCR.
WHAT IS MINI-PCR?
WHAT IS E. COLI?
THE MAIN CAUSE OF CONTAMINATION IN PCR.
WHAT IS AMPLICON?
A MODIFIED FORM OF PCR WHERE DNA POLYMERASE IS INACTIVATED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
WHAT IS HOT START PCR?
A PROJECT THAT DETERMINED THE ORDER OF ALL THE BASES IN OUR GENOME'S DNA?
WHAT IS THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT?
A MAJOR DRAWBACK OF MICROFLUIDIC PCR.
WHAT ARE BUBBLES?
THE ORIGINAL WAY TO ANALYZE/VISUALIZE PCR PRODUCTS AND IS STILL USED TODAY
WHAT IS ELECTROPHORESIS?
THE CATALYST FOUND IN PCR MASTERMIX.
WHAT IS MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE?
TWO OR MORE TARGET GENES ARE AMPLIFIED IN THE SAME REACTION, USING THE SAME REAGENT MIX.
WHAT IS MULTIPLEX PCR?
A MULTIPLEX PCR INSTRUMENT FOUND AT EIRMC.
WHAT IS BIOFIRE?
A DEVICE USED FOR AUTOMATIC FEEDBACK PHOTOGRAPHING.
WHAT IS A SMART PHONE?
ISOLATE FROM THERMUS AQUATICUS
WHAT IS TAQ POLYMERASE?
THE DENATURATION TEMPERATURE.
WHAT IS 950C?
A TYPE OF PCR THAT USES AN ENZYME TO CONVERT RNA INTO DNA.
WHAT IS REVERSE-TRANSCRIPTION PCR?
AN ENZYME UTILIZED IN A POWERFUL METHOD TO ELIMINATE CARRYOVER PCR PRODUCTS IN REAL-TIME PCR.
WHAT IS URACIL N-GLYCOSYLASE (UNG)?
A TYPE OF PCR THAT UTILIZES A WATER-OIL EMULSION SYSTEM
WHAT IS DROPLET DIGITAL PCR?
THE INVENTOR OF PCR IN 1980s
WHO IS KARY MULLIS?
AN INTERCALATING DYE FLUORESCENT DYE THAT BINDS DOUBLE STRANDED DNA.
WHAT IS SYBR GREEN?
A TYPE OF PCR THAT USES TWO SETS OF PRIMERS, AN OUTER AND AN INNER.
WHAT IS NESTED PCR?
THE LENGTH OF DNA IN EACH CELL OF YOUR BODY.
WHAT IS TWO METERS?
RECENTLY APPROVED FDA PCR PRODUCT FOR BLOOD BANKING.
WHAT IS PROGENIKA BIOPHARMA ID CORE XT?