An Example of a Signal Amplification Technique (As Opposed to a Target

question 8

Multiple Choice

An example of a signal amplification technique (as opposed to a target or probe amplification technique) would be:

• A) polymerase chain reaction.
• B) branched-chain amplification.
• C) ligase chain reaction.
• D) real-time PCR.

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