A student carries out PCR using the following steps:  step 1: 94C for 1 minute Step 2: 60C for 30seconds  Step 3: 72C for 30 seconds  The student is examining a 1000-bp DNA fragment as part of their research project. If the limit of detection of this molecule 9 x 108 molecules, what is the minimum number of PCR cycles you would have to run to detect PCR product generated from a single molecule of the template?    2. Two double-stranded fragments of DNA are exactly the same length. At 89 C, fragment A has completely denatured which means the two strands have separated. At that temperature, fragment B is still double-stranded. How might these fragments differ to result in different denaturation temperatures?

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A student carries out PCR using the following steps: 

step 1: 94C for 1 minute
Step 2: 60C for 30seconds 
Step 3: 72C for 30 seconds 

The student is examining a 1000-bp DNA fragment as part of their research project. If the limit of detection of this molecule 9 x 108 molecules, what is the minimum number of PCR cycles you would have to run to detect PCR product generated from a single molecule of the template? 

 

2. Two double-stranded fragments of DNA are exactly the same length. At 89 C, fragment A has completely denatured which means the two strands have separated. At that temperature, fragment B is still double-stranded. How might these fragments differ to result in different denaturation temperatures?

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