what are the parameters involved in Selecting an annealing temperature based on the Tm of forward and reverse primers and selecting an extension time based on the expected length of PCR products, justify your selection
Ans 1-Parameters involved in selecting annealing temperature based on Tm of forward and reverse primers are - Lenght and composition of primers . Longer strands have higher melting temperatures, as do sequences with higher G and C content.
Ans 2- Parameters involved in selecting extension time based on the expected Lenght of PCR products are as follows- number of base pairs. Use extension time of 1 minute per thousand base pairs eg. 3 minutes for a 3 kb product. For products less than 1 kb , use 45-60 seconds. Products greater than 3 kb or reactions using more than 30 cycles , may require longer extensions.
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