Which of the Following Statements About the Polymerase Chain Reaction

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is false?

• A)DNA amplified by PCR can be cloned.
• B)DNA amplification is linear in magnitude.
• C)Newly synthesized DNA must be heat-denatured before the next round of DNA synthesis begins.
• D)The boundaries of the amplified DNA segment are determined by the synthetic oligonucleotides used to prime DNA synthesis.
• E)The technique is sufficiently sensitive that DNA sequences can be amplified from a single animal or human hair.

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