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Real-time polymerase chain reaction - Quiz
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  • 1. Which field uses quantitative PCR for microbial risk assessment of water quality?
A) Botany
B) Astrophysics
C) Public health protection
D) Civil engineering
  • 2. What kind of DNA markers are used to determine the amount of microorganisms in a sample?
A) Protein markers
B) Taxonomic markers
C) Physical markers
D) Chemical markers
  • 3. What type of markers are used to reveal gene expression within a community?
A) Ribosomal markers
B) Structural markers
C) Non-coding markers
D) Functional markers
  • 4. What is Phytophthora ramorum primarily known for?
A) Improving water quality
B) Treating viral infections
C) Killing oaks and other species
D) Enhancing crop growth
  • 5. What genetic sequences are amplified to discriminate between pathogen and host plant DNA?
A) Viral sequences
B) ITS sequences
C) Terminator sequences
D) Promoter sequences
  • 6. What is the main advantage of RT-qPCR over protein analysis in detecting GMOs?
A) Faster processing speed
B) Higher sensitivity
C) No need for primers
D) Lower cost
  • 7. What part of the transgenic vector is typically amplified during GMO detection?
A) Ribosomal RNA only
B) The entire genome
C) Promoter or terminator
D) Only the host DNA
  • 8. How is the number of transgene copies typically assessed?
A) Absolute titration
B) Protein sequencing
C) Relative quantification
D) Gel electrophoresis
  • 9. Which method is used for genotyping viruses via melting curves?
A) Classical culture
B) qPCR
C) Gram staining
D) Simple microscopy
  • 10. What is the relationship between herpes simplex virus type 1 reactivation and neurons?
A) It is unrelated to the number of neurons
B) It is triggered by complete removal of the virus
C) It requires the virus to be absent
D) It is related to the number of infected neurons
  • 11. Which virus is mentioned as potentially integrating into the human genome?
A) Herpes simplex 1
B) Hepatitis B
C) CMV
D) HPV
  • 12. In which patient population is human cytomegalovirus (CMV) quantification commonly used?
A) Patients with non-viral genetic disorders
B) Healthy adults
C) Immunosuppressed patients
D) Patients with bacterial infections
  • 13. What does the amplification of taxonomic markers provide?
A) Viral genotyping
B) Transcription analysis only
C) Identification of families, genera, or species
D) Gene expression data
  • 14. What is a common application of qPCR in the food industry?
A) Creating new GMO species
B) Packaging material testing
C) Antibiotic manufacturing
D) Food safety and spoilage assessment
  • 15. What does a single copy control gene in the treated species help achieve?
A) Detection of bacterial contamination
B) Relative quantification of transgene copies
C) Differentiation between viral strains
D) Amplification of ITS sequences
  • 16. What is the primary advantage of using a fluorescent reporter probe in PCR?
A) Lower cost of reagents
B) Faster annealing times
C) Increased specificity
D) Elimination of primer dimers
  • 17. Which enzyme is responsible for degrading the probe in the fluorescent reporter method?
A) Taq polymerase
B) RNA polymerase
C) Restriction endonuclease
D) DNA ligase
  • 18. What dye is commonly used for melting temperature analysis in real-time PCR?
A) SYBR Green
B) Rhodamine
C) Ethidium bromide
D) Fluorescein
  • 19. What is a major limitation of primer dimers even when using fluorescent probes?
A) They may depress product accumulation through inhibition
B) They cause false negatives in all cases
C) They interfere with the melting temperature
D) They always prevent fluorescence detection
  • 20. What is the main assumption of the MAK2 quantification method according to Ruijter et al.?
A) Constant amplification efficiency
B) Lack of a baseline threshold
C) Variable amplification efficiency
D) Linear amplification
  • 21. What happens to the proximity of the reporter and quencher in an intact probe?
A) They emit a constant laser signal
B) They bind to the primer
C) They are physically separated
D) They are in close proximity, preventing fluorescence
  • 22. What is used to determine the amplification efficiency of a primer-template combination?
A) The melting temperature
B) A standard curve from serial dilutions
C) The background noise level
D) The length of the probe
  • 23. What is the ΔCt-method used for?
A) Determining absolute DNA concentration
B) Measuring laser intensity
C) Comparing gene expression among samples
D) Calculating the dissociation curve
  • 24. Why is choosing a reference gene challenging?
A) Reference genes are only found in bacteria
B) They interfere with Taq polymerase
C) Few genes have equal expression across all conditions
D) Reference genes are too expensive
  • 25. How many cycles are typically performed in the PCR process?
A) 100–150
B) 25–50
C) 1–5
D) 5–10
  • 26. What temperature range is typically used for primer binding?
A) 50–60 °C
B) 30–40 °C
C) 90–95 °C
D) 68–72 °C
  • 27. What temperature range is generally used for DNA polymerization?
A) 95–100 °C
B) 20–30 °C
C) 40–50 °C
D) 68–72 °C
  • 28. What does the abbreviation qPCR stand for in the context of the provided text?
A) Quantity PCR
B) Quantitative process chain reaction
C) Quantitative real-time PCR
D) Qualitative polymerase chain reaction
  • 29. Which enzyme is required to convert RNA into cDNA?
A) RNA polymerase
B) Reverse transcriptase
C) DNA polymerase
D) Ligase
  • 30. What are housekeeping genes often used for in qPCR experiments?
A) Primer design
B) Amplification inhibition
C) Fluorescence quenching
D) Normalization
  • 31. Which of these is mentioned as a common normalizing gene?
A) Hemoglobin
B) Collagen
C) Tubulin
D) Insulin
  • 32. Which of the following is considered an older method for measuring mRNA abundance?
A) Northern blot
B) qPCR
C) RT-qPCR
D) DNA microarray
  • 33. Sequence-specific DNA probes used in real-time PCR are labeled with what?
A) A fluorescent reporter
B) A radioisotope
C) An enzyme
D) A protein
  • 34. According to the text, which of these is not an older method for measuring mRNA abundance?
A) Northern blot
B) RNase protection assay
C) Differential display
D) Quantitative PCR
  • 35. Which software is mentioned for implementing the entire qPCR analysis workflow?
A) GenEx
B) SnapGene
C) Excel
D) Blast
  • 36. Which of these is an example of an emerging disease detected by qualitative PCR?
A) Measles
B) Coronavirus
C) Smallpox
D) Polio
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