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A master mix (sometimes called a cocktail) is a single tube that contains all of

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A master mix (sometimes called a cocktail) is a single tube that contains all of the components that are common to multiple tubes. The purpose of the master mix is to minimize the number of solutions that you need to pipette and to minimize the possibility of pipetting errors. It also helps avoid having to pipette very small volumes Fill out the following chart to determine the volumes of each solution required for your master mix The final PCR reaction volume is 25 The first column described the final concentrations of each solution in the master mix The second column is the stock, or the concentration of the tubes you are given to make the master mix The third column is the volume required for one reaction (xxn), or a single tube containing the master mix plus one DNA sample you are testing The fourth column represents the volume required to make ten reactions, each with different DNA samples Show your work below the chart. (10 points) 10 Yol Stock Yol 10X 1X PCR reaction buffer (contains 1.5 MMgCl.) 200 uM solution with all four dNTPs (pH 8.0) 0.8 HM, forward primer 0.8 uM reverse primer 0.05 units (U) thermostable DNA polymerase dH2O 12.5 uM 12.5 uM Show vour work below.

Explanation / Answer

                stock                     1rxn vol

1X PCR reaction buffer                                         10X                      2.5 l.( 10/1=10 fold diuted; 25/10l)

200M DNTP mix                                                  10mM                  0.5 l ( 10 X 1000 M/ 200 M= 50 fold; 25/ 50l)

0.8 M forward primer                                       12.5M                1.6l ( 12.5/0.8=15.6 fold; 25/ 15.6 l=12.5l)

0.8M reverese primer                                        12.5M                1.6l ( 12.5/0.8=15.6 fold; 25/ 15.6 l= 12.5l)

0.05 U DNA polymerase                                          5U                        0.25 l( 5/0.5= 100; 25/ 100 l= 0.25l)

dH20                                                                                                     18.55l

for 10rxn volume

               

1X PCR reaction buffer                                                  25 l.

200M DNTP mix                                                          5 l

0.8 M forward primer                                                16l

0.8M reverese primer                                                 16l

0.05 U DNA polymerase                                         2.5 l

dH20                                                                       185.5l

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