BIOL 1107 LAB, Spring 2015
Exercise 6
polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Pre-lab:
1. Reading: Polymerase Chain Reaction Described
2. PCR Virtual lab
KEY CONCEPTS TO KNOW:
1. Reading: Polymerase Chain Reaction Described
2. PCR Virtual lab
KEY CONCEPTS TO KNOW:
- What is the goal of performing pCR?
- What is a primer?
- What are free nucleotides?
- What is the job of DNA polymerase?
- What is the purpose of heating the reaction in a thermocycler?