Question 1
Which enzyme is essential for primer extension during PCR amplification and is heat-stable to survive the denaturation step?
Correct Answer:
Taq DNA polymerase
Question 2
In quantitative real-time PCR, the cycle threshold (Ct) value is BEST defined as:
Correct Answer:
The cycle at which fluorescence crosses a defined threshold above background
Question 3
Sanger sequencing relies on which key reagent class to terminate chain elongation?
Correct Answer:
Dideoxynucleotide triphosphates (ddNTPs)
Question 4
What is the typical analytical sensitivity (limit of detection for variant allele fraction) of routine Sanger sequencing for somatic mutation detection?
Correct Answer:
Approximately 15-20%
Question 5
Which next-generation sequencing chemistry is used by the Illumina platform?
Correct Answer:
Sequencing by synthesis with reversible terminators
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