Which Component of the PCR Reaction Is Responsible for Its

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which component of the PCR reaction is responsible for its specificity?

• A) the pair of DNA primers
• B) the pair of RNA primers
• C) DNA polymerase
• D) the four nucleoside triphosphates
• E) the thermocycler

---

Definitions:

Critical Values

Specific points on the scale of a test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing.

Autocorrelation

The correlation of a signal with a delayed copy of itself, often used to analyze functions or series of values, like time series data.

Test Statistic

A value, derived from sample data, used in a hypothesis test to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Durbin-Watson Statistic

A test statistic used to detect the presence of autocorrelation in the residuals from a linear regression analysis.