Positive, Negative and Internal controls are common PCR control types employed as a reference to evaluate results. If you know PCR well, you probably understand why we use the controls! …
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The annealing temperature is the temperature at which the PCR primers bind to the complementary template region, usually is between 50ºC to 68ºC. We have started exploring PCR, PCR optimization …
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Usually, 25 to 35 cycles a typical PCR reaction needs to get a good amount of amplification, containing denaturation, annealing and extension simultaneously at 95ºC, 50 to 68ºC and 72ºC. …
“Mitochondrial and X chromosomal DNA, traits like fetus’ gender & intelligence and related-diseases are inherited from the mother.” The present article has very interesting information on how genetic inheritance differs …
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“Post-translational modifications, abbreviated s PTMs are the biological modifications that occur after protein synthesis which alters protein structure and function. Common PTMs are phosphorylation, Methylation, acetylation, lipidation, hydroxylation and ubiquitination. …
What is Post-Translational Modifications (PTMs)?- 10 Most Commonly Studied PTMs Read More »
“Junk DNA indeed isn’t junk, a huge portion of our genome performs important functions for life. Although made up of sequences that can’t form proteins.” Our DNA is the simplest …
Junk DNA- Definition, Structure, Function, Percentage and Examples Read More »
