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Which of the following is a correct sequence of steps in a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)?
- AAnnealing, Denaturation, Extension
- BDenaturation, Annealing, Extension
- CDenaturation, Extension, Annealing
- DExtension, Denaturation, Annealing
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Correct answer: B
PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction. It is a technique in which multiple copies of gene of interest is synthesised using two sets of primers and the enzyme DNA polymerase. The correct sequence of steps in a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) are
Denaturation In which the double-stranded template DNA is heated at 95°C to separate it into two single strands.
Annealing In which the temperature is lowered to 50°C which enables the DNA primers to attach to the template DNA.
Extension/Extending In which the temperature is raised and the new strand of DNA is made by the taq polymerase enzyme.
These three stages are repeated 20-40 times, doubling the number of DNA copies each time.
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