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Chimeric proteins used in variants of this technique include the HhH domain of topoisomerase V from M. kandleri to reduce contamination. Early versions of this technique (10[1])had people manually swap tubes between water tubs (10[1])by (10[1])hand for (10[1])hours at a time. (10[1]-5[1])This (10[1])technique is used to generate libraries for MPRA (10[1])and deep mutational scanning experiments. KAPA (10[1])(“kappa”), Phusion, and Q5 are high-fidelity (10[1])enzymes used in this technique, which can be made intentionally defective by (10[1])replacing magnesium ions (10[1])with manganese. Betaine or DMSO can be added to samples in this technique with high GC contents. Troubleshooting steps (10[1])for this technique include temperature gradients (10[1])and adjusting the master mix’s (10[1])primer (10[1])concentration. (10[2])For 10 (10[1])points, name this technique consisting of denaturation, (10[1])annealing, and (10[1])extension phases that is used to amplify strands of DNA. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: PCR [or polymerase chain reaction; accept error-prone PCR]
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2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y21100%0%5%76.71

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond ChenToronto BBritish Columbia2510
James WangOttawaNorth Carolina A3310
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BVirginia Tech3410
Rohan ShelkeUC Berkeley AWaterloo B3610
Kushal AluruRutgersToronto C40-5
Aditya ShivaswamyJohns HopkinsNorthwestern4010
Andres CordobaYaleIndiana4110
Michał GerasimiukStanfordUCF4910
Bryan UgazArizona StateColumbia B5510
Yashwanth BajjiMichiganChicago A6010
Jonathan HuangMITIllinois B7210
June YinWUSTL BWinona State7510
Shourjo GanguliOhio StateGeorgia State9410
Tiffany ZhouFloridaIowa State10010
Rohan DalalGeorgia TechNorth Carolina B10510
Richard NiuCornell AWaterloo A10610
Moses KitakuleColumbia AMinnesota10710
Ezra SantosChicago BPenn State10710
Annabelle YangWUSTL ACornell B10910
Andy YuMarylandVanderbilt11610
Andrew WangIllinois ARIT11810
Jason ZhangToronto CRutgers12910