A Melt Curve Analysis Was Performed to Genotype Hepatitis C

question 8

Multiple Choice

A melt curve analysis was performed to genotype hepatitis C virus (HCV) , which has been identified in a patient. When the derivative of fluorescence was plotted versus the temperature for the patient's isolate as well as for a known genotype of HCV, the two sequences had identical peaks and thus the same T_m. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of these results?

• A) The patient's HCV genotype is the same as the known genotype.
• B) The patient's HCV genotype is different from the known genotype.
• C) The patient has multiple HCV genotypes.
• D) The patient's virus is not HCV but some other virus.

Understand the biological and physiological needs that drive behavior.

Recognize the influence of environmental factors and internal states in motivation.

Understand the calculation and significance of standard error in the context of population means.

Comprehend the relationship between the t-distribution and the normal distribution as degrees of freedom increase.

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