Given the Information in This Figure and Your Knowledge from Chapter

question 24

Multiple Choice

Given the information in this figure and your knowledge from Chapter 10,what aspect of the illustration may not be strictly accurate?

• A)RNA sequencing is not possible because hairpin formations inhibit polymerase activity
• B)Sequencing runs of 1400 base pairs are unlikely to occur with existing technology
• C)Universal primer lengths are too short for conventional PCR
• D)No choices are correct
• E)Universal primer lengths are too long for conventional PCR

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