<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Week 6 HW: Genetic circuits I :: 2026a-serban-domil</title><link>https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/serban-domil/homework/week-06-hw-genetic-circuits-part-i/index.html</link><description>Part A What are some components in the Phusion High-Fidelity PCR Master Mix and what is their purpose? The Phusion HF PCR Master Mix is a ready-to-use mixture designed for high accuracy DNA amplification. It contains several component that make PCR efficient, like dNTPs (the building blocks of DNA which are incorporated by the polymerase in the newly synthesized DNA strand), Reaction buffer which can either help maintain the optimal chemical environment or a GC buffer that can amplify GC-rich DNA templates, and Mg²⁺ ions that are an essesntial cofactor for the DNA polymerase activity. The most notable component is the Phusion High-Fidelity DNA polymerase, which has proofreading activity between 3’-&gt; 5’ exonuclease which corrects mistakes during replication, having a lower rate than the standard Taq polymerase. The Phusion HF PCR Master Mix can also contain Tracking Dye, allowing direct loading of PCR product on agarose gels without adding loading buffer.</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/serban-domil/homework/week-06-hw-genetic-circuits-part-i/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/></channel></rss>