Suppose the DNA synthesis that occurs in PCR is less accurate than cellular DNA synthesis (as in, PCR has a higher error rate than normal DNA synthesis). This difference in error would most likely be because the polymerase used in PCR: a) has a low level of 5' to 3' exonuclease activity b)has a low level of 3' to 5' exonuclease activity c) has a low temp at which it denatures d) adds to the 5' end of the growing DNA chain e) does not use template

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Suppose the DNA synthesis that occurs in PCR is less accurate than cellular DNA synthesis (as in, PCR has a higher error rate than normal DNA synthesis). This difference in error would most likely be because the polymerase used in PCR:

a) has a low level of 5' to 3' exonuclease activity

b)has a low level of 3' to 5' exonuclease activity

c) has a low temp at which it denatures

d) adds to the 5' end of the growing DNA chain

e) does not use template

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Polymerase chain response is a technique generally used to quickly make millions to billions of duplicates of a particular DNA sample, permitting researchers to take a tiny sample of DNA and intensify it to an enormous enough add up to concentrate in detail.

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