MB (ASCP) 2024 - TRANSLOCATIONS,
DISEASES, PHARMA, POLYMERASES, & MORE
2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
How does capillary electrophoresis/primed PCR look for full
mutation? - correct answer -Continuous expanded peaks with
even gaps (?)
Southern Blot steps - correct answer -DGDBP
Digest/fragment
Gel electrophoresis
Denature
Blotting
Probe labeling
HLA Typing
Class I - correct answer -HLA-A
HLA-B
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HLA-C
exon 2 and 3
HLA Typing
Class II - correct answer -HLA-D
exon 2
What kind of bonds does denaturation destroy during southern
blot process? - correct answer -INTER-strand (means between
strands)
*also note: INTRA-strand means within strands
HCV genotype 1 - correct answer -Responds poorly to ribavirin
therapy
HCV genotype 2 - correct answer -Responds well to ribavirin
therapy
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Molecular Beacon design - correct answer -5' (Reporter) -
Sequence - 3' (Quencher)
In NGS, what is coverage referring to? - correct answer -#/times a
base is read
NGS steps - correct answer -Fragmentation
End-Repair
Adapter Ligation
QC Libraries
Number of SNPs in humans? - correct answer -10^7 (however
book says 5 million)
What cancer is FLT-3 involved with? - correct answer -AML
Reporter Probe Interference? - correct answer -5'G