4. After exposure to the COVID-19 virus, you analyzed the quantity of viral RNA in the nasal fluid of yourself (A) and your friends (B-D) using PCR. The PCR amplification curve is depicted below. Answer the following questions.
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- Begin by examining the graph to understand the shape of the curve and the scale of the axes. The x-axis typically represents the number of PCR cycles, while the y-axis represents the fluorescence intensity, which correlates with the amount of amplified DNA Show more…
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