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Biotechniques
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Magnification DNA samples are often too small for effective study 2 methods of multiplying DNA samplePCR Cloning vectors
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Examples A crime scene (body tissue samples) Fragments of DNA from a long extinct animal
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Generates large amounts of DNA from a small sample, very rapidly. Each cycle takes about 5 minutes, 30 cycles 2 30 copies = about a billion
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1.Denaturation 1.Denaturation - heat breaks hydrogen bonds DNA double helix separated
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2.Annealing 2.Annealing - starter chain of nucleotides act as primers for new nucleotides to attach to. 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’
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5’ 3’ 5’ 3. Extending 3. Extending – heat stable enzyme (usually Taq polymerase) joins free nucleotides to the primer complementary DNA strand (semi-conservative).
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taq polymerase isolated from thermophilic bacteria live in high temperatures so enzymes adapted for heat not denatured in PCR machine
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PCR Equipment Simple-to-use PCR machines called thermal cyclers
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Polymerase Chain Reaction Cycle 1 Original DNASample Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Many cycles Exponential growth
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The Process of PCR 1 Primer annealed DNA sample = target DNA 98 C for 5 min denaturation mRNA primers are annealed
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The Process of PCR 2 Nucleotides Semi-conservative copies Thermally stable DNA polymerase binds new nucleotides at 60 ° C
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Limitations of PCR Normally used for DNA sequences 5kb (kilobases) long – most genes are far longer than this Can only generate moderate amounts of DNA (a billion DNA molecules is not a lot!) taq Polymerase cannot proofread to eliminate mutations if the gene is unknown, we cannot make the appropriate primer – so PCR useless
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PCR http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/themes/dna_lab /pcr_polymerase_chain_reaction http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/themes/dna_lab /pcr_polymerase_chain_reaction http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/themes/dna_lab /video_clips/pcr_a_scientist_explains_v0089 http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/themes/dna_lab /video_clips/pcr_a_scientist_explains_v0089 http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/themes/dna_lab /video_clips/pcr_in_action_adding_genes_to_cel ls_v0013 http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/themes/dna_lab /video_clips/pcr_in_action_adding_genes_to_cel ls_v0013
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