If a Researcher Used Escherichia Coli DNA Polymerase Instead of Thermus

question 6

Multiple Choice

If a researcher used Escherichia coli DNA polymerase instead of Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase in the PCR procedure, what would be the result?

• A) DNA replication would stop after one cycle.
• B) DNA replication would occur more slowly than normal.
• C) DNA replication would occur twice as fast as normal.
• D) DNA replication would not occur at all.
• E) Many mistakes would occur.

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less sensitive to constant stimuli over time, reducing our awareness of them.

Subliminal Persuasion

A method of influence that operates below the level of conscious awareness, where stimuli are used to affect an individual's thinking or behavior without them being aware of it.

Transduction

The process by which sensory stimuli are converted into signals the brain can interpret, beginning the process of perception.

Sensory Adaptation

Sensory receptors' diminishing sensitivity to persistent stimuli through time.