Why is the temperature inside the thermal cycler lowered to 55°C during the PCR process? Select one: O a. To slow down the reaction halfway through O b. To speed up the reaction halfway through O c. To allow primers to bind to single-stranded DNA O d. To enhance the action of the Taq Polymerase enzyme O e. None of these answers

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Why is the temperature inside the thermal cycler lowered to 55°C during the PCR process?
Select one:
O a. To slow down the reaction halfway through
O b. To speed up the reaction halfway through
O c. To allow primers to bind to single-stranded DNA
O d. To enhance the action of the Taq Polymerase enzyme
e. None of these answers
The dominant toxin from S. pneumoniae pneumolysin
Select one:
O a. Is released from pneumococci only when they lyse and is not secreted
O b. None of these answers
O c. All of these answers
O d. Is a potent membrane damaging toxin
O e. Requires cholesterol to be toxic
Transcribed Image Text:Why is the temperature inside the thermal cycler lowered to 55°C during the PCR process? Select one: O a. To slow down the reaction halfway through O b. To speed up the reaction halfway through O c. To allow primers to bind to single-stranded DNA O d. To enhance the action of the Taq Polymerase enzyme e. None of these answers The dominant toxin from S. pneumoniae pneumolysin Select one: O a. Is released from pneumococci only when they lyse and is not secreted O b. None of these answers O c. All of these answers O d. Is a potent membrane damaging toxin O e. Requires cholesterol to be toxic
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