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10. The two alleles of the PV92 locus (that you studied in lab) are shown below.

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Question

10. The two alleles of the PV92 locus (that you studied in lab) are shown below. The "+" allele has the 300 bp "Alu" insertion sequence inserted into the "-" allele as shown. The dotted lines are placed every 5 bp to help with counting "-"allele: 5' GCGTGCAGATCGATACGATAGATCTTAATG 3' 3' CGCACGTCTAGCTATGCTATCTAGAATTAC 5 "+" allele5' GGGCTCGTAC (280nt)TAAACGATAG 3' insertion:3' CCCGAGCATG (280nt)ATTTGCTATC 5' a. Circle two of the following primers for PCR vou could use to genotype individuals at the PV92 locus. 5 CATTAAG3 5 GGGCTCG3' 5 GCGIGCA3' 5 ' CTATCGT3 5 CCCGAGC3' b. What is the size of the strands you would expect to amplify for each allele? "+" allele: p"-" allele: Which of the primers you chose in "a" would bind more "tightly" to the template DNA? Why? c.

Explanation / Answer

a.5’ CATTAAG 3’

   5’ GCGTGCA 3’

b. + allele: 330 bp

    - allele: 30 bp

c. 5’ GCGTGCA 3’ would bind more tightly than the other primer because it has more GC content than the other. GC forms triple bonds, whereas AT forms double bonds.