Learn about PCR controls– Positive, Negative and internal controls, how to ensure accuracy & reliability, and why we use them in molecular genetic studies. PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a […]
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The annealing temperature is the temperature at which the PCR primers bind to the complementary template region, usually between 50ºC to 68ºC. Learn about annealing temperature in this article. We have
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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.
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“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.
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“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
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