MCQ
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a powerful technique to:
  • A
    Mutate genes
  • B
    Multiply genes
  • C
    Inhibit DNA synthesis
  • D
    Induce protein synthesis

Answer

  1. Multiply genes

Explanation:

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the most powerful technique that has been developed recently in the area of recombinant DNA research and is having an impact on many areas of molecular cloning and genetics. With this technique, a target sequence of DNA can be amplified a billion fold in several hours. This procedure has been applied to forensic analysis.

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