Questions of the week_11 May

In a brillant moment of flashback, I recalled a mini-conversation between FLEA XW and MZ 2 wks back and which I wanted to address . And Yes, your teacher has long-range hearing even if he is terrible at nuances. So here go:

When we talk about an ionic buffer for electrophoresis, pls note that the buffer for PCR and gel electrophoresis is different in that the former specifically contains Mg2+ because Mg2+ serves as a co-factor for Taq polymerase. If you go on to search online, I am sure you will be able to find other functions for the Mg2+ too tho I think the above-mentioned is its lead role.

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