During PCR, Heating of DNA Is Required to

question 43

Multiple Choice

During PCR, heating of DNA is required to

• A) promote attachment of nucleotides to the template.
• B) allow DNA ligases to bind fragments together.
• C) unwind double-stranded DNA.
• D) attach the primer to the template DNA.
• E) attach a stop codon.

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