7. If you performed a PCR experiment starting with only one copy of doubles stranded DNA, approximately how many DNA molecules would be present in the reaction tube after 15 cycles of amplification? What if you start with 500 copies of double stranded DNA?

Name: 7. If you performed a PCR experiment starting with only one copy of doubles stranded DNA, approximately how many DNA molecules would be present in the reaction tube after 15 cycles of amplification? What if you start with 500 copies of double stranded DNA?
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Description: 7. If you performed a PCR experiment starting with only one copy of doubles stranded DNA, approximately how many DNA molecules would be present in the reaction tube after 15 cycles of amplification? What if you start with 500 copies of double stranded DNA?

          7. If you performed a PCR experiment starting with only one copy of doubles stranded DNA, approximately how many DNA molecules would be present in the reaction tube after 15 cycles of amplification? What if you start with 500 copies of double stranded DNA?

7. If you performed a PCR experiment starting with only one copy of doubles stranded DNA, approximately how many DNA molecules would be present in the reaction tube after 15 cycles of amplification? What if you start with 500 copies of double stranded DNA?

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After 2 cycles, we would have 4 copies of double-stranded DNA. After 3 cycles, we would have 8 copies of double-stranded DNA. In general, after n cycles, we would have $2^n$ copies of double-stranded DNA. So, after 15 cycles starting with 1 copy of Show more…

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If you performed a PCR experiment starting with only one copy of double stranded DNA, approximately how many DNA molecules would be present in the reaction tube after 15 cycles of amplification? What if you start with 500 copies of double stranded DNA?