Exam 2 Flashcards

Chapters 7,16

1
Q

the specificity of the PCR reactions is determined by

A

primers

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2
Q

what steps can be taken for Mispriming in a PCR procedure

A

seclude the polymerase from the template and primers before amplification

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3
Q

complementarity of primer pairs at the three prime and will result in what artifacts

A

primer dimers

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4
Q

a DNA sequence with high G C content is more likely to have what property that interferes with PCR amplification

A

secondary structure

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5
Q

what type of PCR starts with a RNA template

A

reverse transcriptase

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6
Q

what is the advantage of a nested PCR procedure

A

nested PCR offers increase specificity and yield of product

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7
Q

taq-Man

A

a qpcr probe system

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8
Q

real-time PCR differs from standard PCR how

A

real-time PCR is quantitative

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9
Q

amplification control in PCR

A

to distinguish true negatives from false negatives

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10
Q

sybr green in quantitative PCR does what

A

detection of the PCR product

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11
Q

signal amplification

A

branched DNA assay

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12
Q

sybr green fluorescents is detectable at which stage of the PCR amplification

A

primer annealing and extension

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13
Q

a nucleic acid amplification procedure that hybridizes nucleic acid labeled with detectable signals

A

hybrid capture essay

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14
Q

modification of PCR uses short primers with random sequences that generate amplification of many different products

A

arbitrarily primed

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15
Q

taqman, molecular beacons, scorpion type primers are all used in what procedure

A

quantitative PCR

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16
Q

what control defines the lower limit of reproducible and accurate detection of molecular Target

A

sensitivity

17
Q

what control distinguishes between a true negative from a false negative

A

amplification control

18
Q

an essay that detects and analytes associated with a particular disease only in patients who have that disease and not in patients who do not have the disease

A

analytic specificity

19
Q

what is not intended for Diagnostic use

A

RUO test kits