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What is the purpose of the denaturation step in the polymerase chain reaction?
What is the purpose of the denaturation step in the polymerase chain reaction?
- To separate the two DNA strands (correct)
- To amplify the DNA
- To elongate the DNA strands
- To anneal primers to the DNA
What is the role of primers in the polymerase chain reaction?
What is the role of primers in the polymerase chain reaction?
- To amplify the DNA
- To elongate the DNA strands
- To separate the DNA strands
- To anneal to the DNA template (correct)
Which enzyme is responsible for synthesizing new DNA strands during the polymerase chain reaction?
Which enzyme is responsible for synthesizing new DNA strands during the polymerase chain reaction?
- RNA ligase
- RNA polymerase
- DNA polymerase (correct)
- DNA ligase
Which of the following is NOT a step in the polymerase chain reaction?
Which of the following is NOT a step in the polymerase chain reaction?
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What is the purpose of the annealing step in the polymerase chain reaction?
What is the purpose of the annealing step in the polymerase chain reaction?
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Which enzyme is responsible for amplifying the DNA during the polymerase chain reaction?
Which enzyme is responsible for amplifying the DNA during the polymerase chain reaction?
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