Which of the Following Is Incorrect About the Polymerase Chain

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is incorrect about the polymerase chain reaction?

• A) It is an amplification process.
• B) It can be used to identify the owner of a single hair.
• C) It cannot be used on very old samples of tissue or blood.
• D) It uses a heat stable DNA polymerase.
• E) It makes identical copies of the DNA molecule to be amplified.

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