Which Statement About the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Is FALSE

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which statement 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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