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Define annealing

A

The reuniting of DNA strands

1
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What is another term for renaturation?

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Annealing

2
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What three factors contribute to renaturation efficiency?

A

Temperature

DNA concentration

Time

3
Q

What temperature is best for annealing?

A

Tm - 25C

4
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Why is Tm - 25C ideal?

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It is low enough that it doesn’t promote melting but high enough to allow for rapid diffusional movement of DNA and weakens transient bonding between sequence mismatches

5
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What prevents annealing? What is the term?

A

Rapid cooling of denatured DNA

Quenching

6
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What are the two ways the term ‘quenching’ can be used?

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1) when nitrogenous bases are close together

2) rapidly cooling a DNA sample to keep it denatured

7
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What is the effect of DNA concentration on annealing?

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The Higher DNA concentration, the faster the annealing

8
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Why does a high DNA concentration increase the rate of annealing?

A

Has a greater likelihood of its complementary strands encountering each other within a given amount of time

9
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How does time affect renaturation?

A

The longer the time allowed for annealing, the more renaturation will occur

10
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What is the effect of DNA complexity?

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Contributes to the efficiency of DNA renaturation

11
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What is a fourth factor in renaturation?

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DNA complexity

12
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How does DNA complexity contribute to efficiency?

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The more complex the DNA, the slower or less efficient the renaturation