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question 44

Multiple Choice

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A student carries out PCR using the following steps:
Step 1: 94°C for 1 minute
Step 2: 60°C for 30 seconds
Step 3: 72°C for 30 seconds
-Which of the following lists the CORRECT terms for these three steps?

• A) denaturation of the double-stranded template, extension of the new DNA molecules, primer annealing
• B) denaturation of the double-stranded template, primer annealing, extension of the new DNA molecules
• C) denaturation of the double-stranded template, extension of the new DNA molecules, hybridization of the template
• D) degradation of the template, primer annealing, extension of the new DNA molecules
• E) hybridization of the single-stranded templates, primer annealing, extension of the new DNA molecules

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Definitions:

Returns To Scale

The rate at which production output increases as a result of a proportional increase in all input factors.

Marginal Products

The additional output that is produced by employing one more unit of a particular input while holding the quantities of all other inputs constant.

Exponents

Mathematical notations indicating the number of times a base number is multiplied by itself.

Production Function

A mathematical representation that describes the relationship between inputs used in production and the output achieved.