Your friend is trying to amplify a DNA sequence using PCR, but
he didn’t feel too confident about designing the primers, so he
ordered two different sets of primers (4 primers total).
Unfortunately, neither set produced a product. Below are the
primers that he used and the DNA to be amplified:
DNA template:
5’ ATTCGGACTTG—-(750 bases to amplify)—-GTCCAGCTAGAGG 3’
3’ TAAGCCTGAAC————————————–CAGGTCGATCTCC
5’
Primer pair #1 (a) 5’ GGACTTG
3’
(b) 5’ GTCCAGC 3’
Primer pair #2 (a) 5’ TTCAGGC
3’
(b) 5’ AGCTGGA 3’
a) With the DNA denatured as below, show where primer pair #1
should anneal. Would this end up in a PCR product, why or why
not?
5’ ATTCGGACTTG—-(750 bases to amplify)—-GTCCAGCTAGAGG 3’
3’
TAAGCCTGAAC————————————–CAGGTCGATCTCC
5’
b) With the DNA denatured as below, show where primer pair #2
should anneal. Would this end up in a PCR product, why or why
not?
5’ ATTCGGACTTG—-(750 bases to amplify)—-GTCCAGCTAGAGG 3’
3’
TAAGCCTGAAC————————————–CAGGTCGATCTCC
5’