BIO 102 General Biology II Updated Edition (Tidewater Community College)
BIO 102 General Biology II Updated Edition (Tidewater Community College)
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ISBN: 9781259614064
Author: Tidewater Community College
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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How ingredients in a PCR reaction tube replicate DNA.

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PCR stands for Polymerase Chain Reaction. It is a technique used in molecular biology to amplify sequence of DNA and produce several copies of DNA. This technique was developed by Kary Mullis.

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