Problem 4 In the gene shown below (5'-3'), four possible primer sites are shown in bold for PCR amplification of the target DNA sequence hilighted in green. Three considerations for choice of primer are: (a) primer length; (b) GC content and Tm; and (c) lack of undesired complementarity. Here are two companies' websites describing tips for choosing PCR primer sequences: https://www.neb.com/en-us/nebinspired-blog/proven-tips-for-pcr-primer-design https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/behindthebench/pcr-primer-design-tips/ TTAATGTGAG TTAGCTCACT CATTAGGCAC CCCAGGCTTT ACACTTTATG CTTCCGGCTC GTATGTTGTG TGGAATTGTG AGCGGATCAC AATTTCACAC AGGAAACAGC TATGACCATG ATTACGGATT CACTGGCCGT CGTTTTACAA CGTCGTGACT GGGAAAACCC TGGCGTTACC CAACTTAATC GCCTTGCAGC ACATCCCCCT TTCGCCAGCT GGCGTAATAG CGAAGAGGCC CGCACCGATC GCCCTTCCCA ACAGTTGCGC AGCCTGAATG GCGAATGGCG CTTTGCCTGG TTTCCGGCAC CAGAAGCGGT GCCGGAAAGC TGGCTGGAGT GCGATCTTCC TGAGGCCGAT ACTGTCGTCG TCCCGTCAAA CTGGCAGATG CACGGTTACG ATGCGCCCAT CTACACCAAC GTGACCTATC CCATTACGGT CAATCCGCCG TTTGTTCCCA CGGAGAATCC GACGGGTTGT TACTCGCTCA CATTTAATGT TGATGAAAGC TGGCTACAGG AAGGCCAGAC GCGAATTATT TTTGATGGCG (a) From the four bolded sites, choose two sites for PCR primer design and indicate why the other choices are would likely lead to an unsuccessful result. (b) Draw your two primer sequences (in the 5'- to 3'- direction) that you would purchase to amplify this target sequence by PCR.

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Problem 4
In the gene shown below (5'-3'), four possible primer
sites are shown in bold for PCR amplification of the target DNA sequence hilighted
in green. Three considerations for choice of primer are: (a) primer length; (b) GC
content and Tm; and (c) lack of undesired complementarity. Here are two
companies' websites describing tips for choosing PCR primer sequences:
https://www.neb.com/en-us/nebinspired-blog/proven-tips-for-pcr-primer-design
https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/behindthebench/pcr-primer-design-tips/
TTAATGTGAG TTAGCTCACT CATTAGGCAC CCCAGGCTTT ACACTTTATG
CTTCCGGCTC GTATGTTGTG TGGAATTGTG AGCGGATCAC AATTTCACAC
AGGAAACAGC TATGACCATG ATTACGGATT CACTGGCCGT CGTTTTACAA
CGTCGTGACT GGGAAAACCC TGGCGTTACC CAACTTAATC GCCTTGCAGC
ACATCCCCCT TTCGCCAGCT GGCGTAATAG CGAAGAGGCC CGCACCGATC
GCCCTTCCCA ACAGTTGCGC AGCCTGAATG GCGAATGGCG CTTTGCCTGG
TTTCCGGCAC CAGAAGCGGT GCCGGAAAGC TGGCTGGAGT GCGATCTTCC
TGAGGCCGAT ACTGTCGTCG TCCCGTCAAA CTGGCAGATG CACGGTTACG
ATGCGCCCAT CTACACCAAC GTGACCTATC CCATTACGGT CAATCCGCCG
TTTGTTCCCA CGGAGAATCC GACGGGTTGT TACTCGCTCA CATTTAATGT
TGATGAAAGC TGGCTACAGG AAGGCCAGAC GCGAATTATT TTTGATGGCG
(a) From the four bolded sites, choose two sites for PCR primer design and indicate
why the other choices are would likely lead to an unsuccessful result.
(b) Draw your two primer sequences (in the 5'- to 3'- direction) that you would
purchase to amplify this target sequence by PCR.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 4 In the gene shown below (5'-3'), four possible primer sites are shown in bold for PCR amplification of the target DNA sequence hilighted in green. Three considerations for choice of primer are: (a) primer length; (b) GC content and Tm; and (c) lack of undesired complementarity. Here are two companies' websites describing tips for choosing PCR primer sequences: https://www.neb.com/en-us/nebinspired-blog/proven-tips-for-pcr-primer-design https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/behindthebench/pcr-primer-design-tips/ TTAATGTGAG TTAGCTCACT CATTAGGCAC CCCAGGCTTT ACACTTTATG CTTCCGGCTC GTATGTTGTG TGGAATTGTG AGCGGATCAC AATTTCACAC AGGAAACAGC TATGACCATG ATTACGGATT CACTGGCCGT CGTTTTACAA CGTCGTGACT GGGAAAACCC TGGCGTTACC CAACTTAATC GCCTTGCAGC ACATCCCCCT TTCGCCAGCT GGCGTAATAG CGAAGAGGCC CGCACCGATC GCCCTTCCCA ACAGTTGCGC AGCCTGAATG GCGAATGGCG CTTTGCCTGG TTTCCGGCAC CAGAAGCGGT GCCGGAAAGC TGGCTGGAGT GCGATCTTCC TGAGGCCGAT ACTGTCGTCG TCCCGTCAAA CTGGCAGATG CACGGTTACG ATGCGCCCAT CTACACCAAC GTGACCTATC CCATTACGGT CAATCCGCCG TTTGTTCCCA CGGAGAATCC GACGGGTTGT TACTCGCTCA CATTTAATGT TGATGAAAGC TGGCTACAGG AAGGCCAGAC GCGAATTATT TTTGATGGCG (a) From the four bolded sites, choose two sites for PCR primer design and indicate why the other choices are would likely lead to an unsuccessful result. (b) Draw your two primer sequences (in the 5'- to 3'- direction) that you would purchase to amplify this target sequence by PCR.
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