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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Aims: Must be able to outline the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Should be able to explain the importance of PCR. Could be able to describe the stages of PCR in datail. DNA Amplification Using the technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR), researchers are able to create vast quantities of DNA identical to trace samples. This process is also known as DNA amplification. Many procedures in DNA technology require substantial amounts of DNA to work with, for example; DNA sequencing DNA profiling/fingerprinting Gene cloning Transformation Making artificial genes Samples from some sources, including those shown here, may be difficult to obtain in any quantity. Steps in the PCR Process Separate Strands The laboratory process called the Separate the target DNA strands by heating at 98°C for 5 minutes polymerase chain reaction or PCR involves the following steps 1-3 each cycle: Add Reaction Mix Add primers (short RNA strands that provide a starting sequence for DNA replication), nucleotides (A, T, G and C) and DNA polymerase enzyme. Incubate Cool to 60°C and incubate for a few minutes. During this time, primers attach to single-stranded DNA. DNA polymerase synthesizes complementary strands. Repeat for about 25 cycles Repeat cycle of heating and cooling until enough copies of the target DNA have been produced. Polymerase Chain Reaction Original DNASample Although only three cycles of replication are shown here, following cycles replicate DNA at Cycle 1 an exponential rate and can make literally billions of copies in only a few hours. Cycle 2 The process of PCR is detailed in the following slide sequence of steps 1-5. Cycle 3 PCR cycles No. of target DNA strands 1 2 2 4 3 8 4 16 5 32 6 64 7 128 8 256 9 512 10 1024 11 2048 12 4096 13 8192 14 16 384 15 32 768 16 65 536 17 131 072 18 262 144 19 524 288 20 1 048 576 21 2 097 152 22 4 194 304 23 8 388 608 24 16 777 216 25 33 554 432 The Process of PCR 1 A DNA sample called the target DNA is obtained DNA is denatured (DNA strands are separated) by heating the sample for 5 minutes at 98C Primers (short strands of mRNA) are annealed (bonded) to the DNA Primer annealed The Process of PCR 2 Nucleotides The sample is cooled to 60°C. A thermally stable DNA polymerase enzyme binds to the primers on each side of the exposed DNA strand. This enzyme synthesizes a complementary strand of DNA using free nucleotides. After one cycle, there are now two copies of the original sample. Nucleotides Activity Answer the questions from pages 231 and 251/2 in the Biozone books.