Degenerate PCR primersa are called degenerate because:
a) they are easily degraded using PCR reactions
b) there is more than one codon specifying most amino acids
c) They are reverse engineered from mRNA sequences
d) Blocking agents like sheared non-specific DNA do not interfere with hybridization
e) all of the above
f) None of the above

i think its the most obvious choice a) becase they are easily degraded during PCR

is this correct?

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Degenerate PCR primersa are called degenerate because: 
a) they are easily degraded using PCR reactions
b) there is more than one codon specifying most amino acids
c) They are reverse engineered from mRNA sequences
d) Blocking agents like sheared non-specific DNA do not interfere with hybridization
e) all of the above
f) None of the above

i think its the most obvious choice a) becase they are easily degraded during PCR 

is this correct?

anonymous · Answer

obviously it is, you are really stunning

anonymous · Answer

I think hamza got carried away a bit - degenerate primers are designed to take into account the fact that each amino acid can be specified by different codons.

anonymous · Answer

^ The Question is about degenaration/the name, not about their action. Thus, A looks like it is the answer.

anonymous · Answer

Degenerate primers are as I described above. You can look them up in this section: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variants_of_PCR. Please note the difference in meaning of the terms "degenerate" and "degrade"

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! yes your right. The answer is B