During each PCR cycle, what happens to the number of copies of a DNA segment?
A.) It stays the same.
B.) It doubles.
C.) It quadruples.
D.) It increases to 1 billion.
Ans: B.) It doubles.
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the use of IVF. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Put the following steps in the procedure for producing a karyotype in the correct order.I. Cells are visualized under the microscope.II. Cells are stimulated to divide.III. Homologues are organized into sets by matching size and banding patterns.IV. The cells are exposed to a hypotonic solution.V. Cells are stained and placed on a microscope slide.
A. II, IV, I, V, III B. IV, II, V, I, III C. IV, V, II, I, III D. I, II, IV, V, III E. II, IV, V, I, III
Plaque assays are used for
A) evaluating the cancer-causing ability of a virus. B) determining the density of phage in a culture. C) the study of prions. D) cultivating viruses that cannot be grown any other way. E) counting the number of latent phages in a cell.
Which statement best reflects the main difference between the genomes of bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes?
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